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	== Kollidam ==		== Kollidam ==
	[[Kollidam]] is the northern arm of the '''Kaveri''', which branches off from the main stream about 9 miles west of Thiruchirapalli. for 17 miles		[[Kollidam]] is the northern arm of the '''Kaveri''', which branches off from the main stream about 9 miles west of Thiruchirapalli. for 17 miles
	it runs parallel to [[Kaveri]] and then turns towards and very nearly reunites with it. The island thus formed is called the island of [[Srirangam]] and lies in [[Tiruchirappalli\|Thiruchirapalli]] district. The waters of the [[Kollidam]] are largely utilized for irrigation. Across the head, where it branches from the [[Kaveri]], stands the Upper Anicut, the dam constructed to prevent the Kollidam which runs in a lower bed than the Kaveri, from abstracting too much of the water, and so injuring the irrigation in [[Thanjavur]] dependent on the main stream.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA156~~&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false~~ Gazetteer of South India, Volume 1]</ref>		it runs parallel to [[Kaveri]] and then turns towards and very nearly reunites with it. The island thus formed is called the island of [[Srirangam]] and lies in [[Tiruchirappalli\|Thiruchirapalli]] district. The waters of the [[Kollidam]] are largely utilized for irrigation. Across the head, where it branches from the [[Kaveri]], stands the Upper Anicut, the dam constructed to prevent the Kollidam which runs in a lower bed than the Kaveri, from abstracting too much of the water, and so injuring the irrigation in [[Thanjavur]] dependent on the main stream.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA156 Gazetteer of South India, Volume 1]</ref>

	On 22–23 August 2018, nine of the forty-five shutters had washed away due to the heavy flow of water and the weakened piers.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tamil-nadu-eight-shutters-in-mukkombu-wash-away/articleshow/65506929.cms\|title=Tamil Nadu: Eight shutters in Mukkombu dam washed away - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trichy-farmers-anxious-after-nine-of-45-gates-of-mukkombu-dam-washes-away/story-XCRSzOW46Se1opA4V4fVYI.html\|title=Trichy farmers anxious after nine of 45 gates of Mukkombu dam washes away\|date=2018-08-23\|work=www.hindustantimes.com/\|access-date=2018-08-24\|language=en}}</ref>		On 22–23 August 2018, nine of the forty-five shutters had washed away due to the heavy flow of water and the weakened piers.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tamil-nadu-eight-shutters-in-mukkombu-wash-away/articleshow/65506929.cms\|title=Tamil Nadu: Eight shutters in Mukkombu dam washed away - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trichy-farmers-anxious-after-nine-of-45-gates-of-mukkombu-dam-washes-away/story-XCRSzOW46Se1opA4V4fVYI.html\|title=Trichy farmers anxious after nine of 45 gates of Mukkombu dam washes away\|date=2018-08-23\|work=www.hindustantimes.com/\|access-date=2018-08-24\|language=en}}</ref>
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	[[File:Nandhi Upper Anaicut Gardens.jpg\|thumb\|Nandi statue in the gardens near the dam]]		[[File:Nandhi Upper Anaicut Gardens.jpg\|thumb\|Nandi statue in the gardens near the dam]]
	The '''Upper Anaicut''' (alternatively '''Upper Anicut'''), also known as '''Mukkombu''' is a [[dam]] built on the [[Kaveri River]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in southern [[India]]. The regulator dam was constructed between 1836 and 1838 by Sir Arthur Cotton, a British irrigation engineer who was inspired by the architectural beauty of [[Kallanai Dam\|Grand Anaicut canal]] built by Karikala Chola in Kallanai of Thanjavur district in the second century.		The '''Upper Anaicut''' (alternatively '''Upper Anicut'''), also known as '''Mukkombu''' is a [[dam]] built on the [[Kaveri River]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in southern [[India]]. The regulator dam was constructed between 1836 and 1838 by Sir Arthur Cotton, a British irrigation engineer who was inspired by the architectural beauty of [[Kallanai Dam\|Grand Anaicut canal]] built by Karikala Chola in Kallanai of [[Thanjavur]] district in the second century.

	Upper Anaicut or Mukkombu is about {{convert\|18\|km\|mi\|sp=us}} west of Trichy and 2 kilometers away from [[Jeeyapuram]] at a point where River [[Coleroon\|Kollidam]] branches out from the main river, [[Cauvery]]. It is a lovely picnic spot skirting acres of verdant greenery. The place also has a well-manicured park. Mukkombu is about 685-meter long (2283 foot),		Upper Anaicut or Mukkombu is about {{convert\|18\|km\|mi\|sp=us}} west of Trichy and 2 kilometers away from [[Jeeyapuram]] at a point where River [[Coleroon\|Kollidam]] branches out from the main river, [[Cauvery]]. It is a lovely picnic spot skirting acres of verdant greenery. The place also has a well-manicured park. Mukkombu is about 685-meter long (2283 foot),
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	== Kollidam ==		== Kollidam ==
	[[Kollidam]] is the northern arm of the '''Kaveri''', which branches off from the main stream about 9 miles west of Thiruchirapalli. for 17 miles		[[Kollidam]] is the northern arm of the '''Kaveri''', which branches off from the main stream about 9 miles west of Thiruchirapalli. for 17 miles
	it runs parallel to [[Kaveri]] and then turns towards and very nearly reunites with it. The island thus formed is called the island of Srirangam and lies in Thiruchirapalli district. The waters of the [[Kollidam]] are largely utilized for irrigation. Across the head, where it branches from the Kaveri, stands the Upper Anicut, the dam constructed to prevent the Kollidam which runs in a lower bed than the Kaveri, from abstracting too much of the water, and so injuring the irrigation in Thanjavur dependent on the main stream.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA156&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Gazetteer of South India, Volume 1]</ref>		it runs parallel to [[Kaveri]] and then turns towards and very nearly reunites with it. The island thus formed is called the island of [[Srirangam]] and lies in [[Tiruchirappalli\|Thiruchirapalli]] district. The waters of the [[Kollidam]] are largely utilized for irrigation. Across the head, where it branches from the [[Kaveri]], stands the Upper Anicut, the dam constructed to prevent the Kollidam which runs in a lower bed than the Kaveri, from abstracting too much of the water, and so injuring the irrigation in [[Thanjavur]] dependent on the main stream.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA156&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Gazetteer of South India, Volume 1]</ref>

	On 22–23 August 2018, nine of the forty-five shutters had washed away due to the heavy flow of water and the weakened piers.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tamil-nadu-eight-shutters-in-mukkombu-wash-away/articleshow/65506929.cms\|title=Tamil Nadu: Eight shutters in Mukkombu dam washed away - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trichy-farmers-anxious-after-nine-of-45-gates-of-mukkombu-dam-washes-away/story-XCRSzOW46Se1opA4V4fVYI.html\|title=Trichy farmers anxious after nine of 45 gates of Mukkombu dam washes away\|date=2018-08-23\|work=www.hindustantimes.com/\|access-date=2018-08-24\|language=en}}</ref>		On 22–23 August 2018, nine of the forty-five shutters had washed away due to the heavy flow of water and the weakened piers.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tamil-nadu-eight-shutters-in-mukkombu-wash-away/articleshow/65506929.cms\|title=Tamil Nadu: Eight shutters in Mukkombu dam washed away - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trichy-farmers-anxious-after-nine-of-45-gates-of-mukkombu-dam-washes-away/story-XCRSzOW46Se1opA4V4fVYI.html\|title=Trichy farmers anxious after nine of 45 gates of Mukkombu dam washes away\|date=2018-08-23\|work=www.hindustantimes.com/\|access-date=2018-08-24\|language=en}}</ref>

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[[File:Nandhi Upper Anaicut Gardens.jpg|thumb|Nandi statue in the gardens near the dam]]
The '''Upper Anaicut''' (alternatively '''Upper Anicut'''), also known as '''Mukkombu''' is a [[dam]] built on the [[Kaveri River]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in southern [[India]]. The regulator dam was constructed between 1836 and 1838 by Sir Arthur Cotton, a British irrigation engineer who was inspired by the architectural beauty of [[Kallanai Dam|Grand Anaicut canal]] built by Karikala Chola in Kallanai of Thanjavur district in the second century.

Upper Anaicut or Mukkombu is about {{convert|18|km|mi|sp=us}} west of Trichy and 2 kilometers away from [[Jeeyapuram]] at a point where River [[Coleroon|Kollidam]] branches out from the main river, [[Cauvery]]. It is a lovely picnic spot skirting acres of verdant greenery. The place also has a well-manicured park. Mukkombu is about 685-meter long (2283 foot),

It breaks into two channels at the Upper Anaicut to form the island of [[Srirangam]], which is enclosed in between the delta of [[Thanjavur]] (Tanjore), the garden of Tamil Nadu.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110124102350/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/18/stories/2011011863950600.htm Tourists visit Mukkombu on Kaanum Pongal day]</ref>

== Kollidam ==
[[Kollidam]] is the northern arm of the '''Kaveri''', which branches off from the main stream about 9 miles west of Thiruchirapalli. for 17 miles
it runs parallel to [[Kaveri]] and then turns towards and very nearly reunites with it. The island thus formed is called the island of Srirangam and lies in Thiruchirapalli district. The waters of the [[Kollidam]] are largely utilized for irrigation. Across the head, where it branches from the Kaveri, stands the Upper Anicut, the dam constructed to prevent the Kollidam which runs in a lower bed than the Kaveri, from abstracting too much of the water, and so injuring the irrigation in Thanjavur dependent on the main stream.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA156&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Gazetteer of South India, Volume 1]</ref>

On 22–23 August 2018, nine of the forty-five shutters had washed away due to the heavy flow of water and the weakened piers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tamil-nadu-eight-shutters-in-mukkombu-wash-away/articleshow/65506929.cms|title=Tamil Nadu: Eight shutters in Mukkombu dam washed away - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trichy-farmers-anxious-after-nine-of-45-gates-of-mukkombu-dam-washes-away/story-XCRSzOW46Se1opA4V4fVYI.html|title=Trichy farmers anxious after nine of 45 gates of Mukkombu dam washes away|date=2018-08-23|work=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-08-24|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Lower Anaicut]]

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