{"id":30321,"date":"2026-07-29T10:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30321"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:11:17","slug":"bhavani-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhavani-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhavani River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bhavani River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large stretches of the Bhavani River near Kooduthurai at Bhavani have been recently engulfed by water hyacinth, prompting farmers and residents to urge the State government to remove the invasive aquatic weed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bhavani River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a major <\/span><b>tributary of the Cauvery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River flowing through the states of<\/span><b> Kerala and Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> second largest river in Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>Western Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Nilgiri Hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located in the Tiruppur district of <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river <\/span><b>emerges from Bhavani Lake,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at an elevation of about 2,165 meters (7,100 feet) above sea level.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From there, it <\/span><b>flows into Kerala,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> passing through the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/silent-valley-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Silent Valley National Park<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After flowing through Kerala, the river <\/span><b>turns and flows back into Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the river <\/span><b>merges with the Cauvery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River in the town of Bhavani, at a location known as<\/span><b> Bhavani Sangameshwarar Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a significant pilgrimage site for Hindus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Total Length: 217 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>\u201cperennial\u201d river, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which means it flows all year round and never dries up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>drainage basin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spans approximately 6,200 sq.km., covering parts of <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka:<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About <\/span><b>90 percent <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the river water is used for <\/span><b>agriculture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The largest tributaries are <\/span><b>West and East Varagar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which come from the Nilgiris.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Dams:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhavani Sagar Dam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kodiveri Dam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Coimbatore\/water-hyacinth-engulfs-river-bhavani-farmers-seek-immediate-removal\/article71276135.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhavani River is a major tributary of the Cauvery River flowing through the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 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