{"id":109434,"date":"2026-06-23T12:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=109434"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:30:02","slug":"vaigai-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vaigai-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaigai River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vaigai River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents of Nelpettai recently condemned the Madurai corporation administration for converting the stretch of Vaigai River into a garbage dumping zone by placing more than 10 trash bins there. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vaigai River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an important river in <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>begins <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its journey in the <\/span><b>Varusanadu Hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are part of the <\/span><b>Western Ghats.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows east across the state, <\/span><b>passing by the famous city of Madurai.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eventually, the Vaigai River <\/span><b>flows into the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/palk-strait\/\" target=\"_blank\">Palk Strait<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, near the Ramanathapuram district.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river also creates the beautiful <\/span><b>Vattaparai Falls.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Vaigai River stretches for about <\/span><b>256 kilometers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaigai gets <\/span><b>major feed from the Periyar Dam in Kumuli, Kerala.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Water from the Periyar River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Kerala is <\/span><b>diverted into the Vaigai River<\/b> <b>via a tunnel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through the Western Ghats.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Suruli River, Mullaiyaar River, Varaha River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Manjal River.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Vaigai Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is built across the river near Andipatti, in the <\/span><b>Theni district<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Tamil Nadu.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides<\/span><b> water for irrigation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the Madurai district and the Dindigul district as well as drinking water to Madurai and Andipatti.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/madurai\/madurai-residents-protest-trash-bins-along-vaigai-river-slam-ineffective-civic-body\/amp_articleshow\/131918761.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaigai River is an important river in Tamil Nadu state. 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