Definition of Anicuts. Meaning of Anicuts. Synonyms of Anicuts

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Definition of Anicuts

Anicut
Anicut An"i*cut, Annicut An"ni*cut, n. [Tamil anai kattu dam building.] A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India] --Brande & C.

Meaning of Anicuts from wikipedia

- narrow section of a valley with steep slopes. Anicuts require a stream gradient of more than 1:100. “Anicut.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster...
- Kallanai (also known as the Grand Anicut) is an ancient dam built by Karikala of Chola dynasty in 150 CE. It was built (in running water) across the Kaveri...
- (Srivaikundam anicut). Of these the first seven anicuts were constructed during the period of ancient and medieval rulers and the last anicut namely the...
- The Lower Anaicut or Anaikkarai is a dam and bridge built on the Kollidam (the northern distributary of Kaveri River) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu...
- contributing rivers has anicuts and reservoirs that provide irrigation for the adjacent land. The Chittar River itself has 17 anicuts irrigating about 8,903...
- one of the few Chola kings who won the whole of Ceylon (Lanka). The Grand anicut was built after his conquest over the Sinhalese kingdom and he used Sinhalese...
- 1851 and completed by 1855. After completing the Krishna and Godavari anicuts, Cotton envisaged the storage of the Krishna and Godavari river waters...
- Kalingarayan Anicut is a barrage on the Bhavani river in Erode district, Tamil Nadu. It is located before Kooduthurai where Bhavani meets with Kaveri in...
- Several tanks and anicuts were built. Some of these include the ****bum tank, Mopad tank, and Koregal anicut, Vallabhapur anicut across the Tungabhadra...
- towards east and joins the Vaigai River near Koottathu. There are nine anicuts and nine tanks in this sub-basin. It receives an annual rainfall of 775...