{"id":108160,"date":"2026-08-19T12:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=108160"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:32:44","slug":"thamirabarani-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/thamirabarani-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Thamirabarani River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tamirabharani River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has declared Tamil Nadu\u2019s Tamirabharani (Porunai) river a deity and granted it legal personhood to curb pollution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tamirabharani River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>perennial river <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of southern<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India flowing<\/span><b> entirely within Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It originates from the <\/span><b>Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hills of the <\/span><b>Western Ghats.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Course:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It flows initially northward and later turns eastward, passing through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi <\/span><b>districts of the Tamil Nadu state.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It drains into the <\/span><b>Gulf of Mannar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is fed by both <\/span><b>southwest and northeast monsoons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tributaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Major tributaries include <\/span><b>Servalar, Manimuthar, Gadananathi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Pachaiyar, Chittar, Ramanathi and Koraiyar, all originating from forested Western Ghats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Waterfalls and Reservoirs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The river forms <\/span><b>Paanatheertham waterfalls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of about 40 metres near Karaiyar reservoir and Kalyanatheertham and <\/span><b>Agasthiar falls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near Papanasam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Dams:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Key dams on this river include Karaiyar Dam, Manimuthar Dam, Gadananathi Dam and Ramanathi Dam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/rivers\/tamil-nadus-tamirabharani-or-porunai-river-is-now-a-legal-person-marking-a-milestone-in-indias-earth-jurisprudence#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thamirabarani River is a rare perennial river in southern India flowing entirely through the Tamil Nadu state. 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