Water released from Lower Anicut and Veeranam for irrigation

Water released from Lower Anicut and Veeranam for irrigation

The water will help irrigate over 1 lakh acres in the districts of Cuddalore, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam

Water was released from the Lower Anicut and Veeranam tank for irrigation in the districts of Cuddalore, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam on Monday.

Industries Minister M.C. Sampath opened the sluice gates releasing the water which will help farmers irrigate 1,31,903 acres in the three…

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Gangaikondacholapuram - Temple

Gangaikondacholapuram: City of the Chola who conquered the Ganga

The tongue-twisting name means ‘the town of the Chola who took the Ganges’. Developed as the centrepiece of a city, it was built by the Chola king Rajendra I to celebrate his conquests. The magnificent Brihadishwara Temple (a replica of the #Tanjore temple) stands in the tiny village of #GANGAIKONDACHOLAPURAM in Ariyalur District, 35km north of #Kumbakonam. This temple was built in 11th century and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Under Rajendra I, the Chola empire did indeed stretch as far as the great river of the north, an unprecedented achievement for a southern dynasty.

Rajendra Chola-I (1012-1044 A.D) son of the Great Rajaraja-I, established this #temple after his great victorious march to river Ganges on Northern India. He assumed the title of Rajendra during his coronation and continued to rule along with his father Rajaraja-I for a while. He was awarded the supreme title of the Cholas known as Parakesari.

His empire included the whole of southern India to the river #Thungabathra in the north. For administrative and strategic purposes he built another capital and named it Gangaikondacholapuram. The #Gangaikondacholapuram temple he constructed consists of 3 stories and was surrounded by a huge fort-like wall, the outer wall largely destroyed during the English rule (1896) to reuse the building material (granite rocks) for constructing the Lower Anicut the dam built across river Kollidam. He built around 10 temples at various places.

He assumed the title of Gangaikonda Cholan and named his new capital as Gangaikondacholapuram and he also constructed a huge Lake known as Chola Gangam that spreads 22 km mainly used for drinking and irrigation. A statue of Rajendra-I is found in Kolaram temple at Kolar of Karnataka state in India.

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MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON FINFISHES COLLECTED FROM LOWER ANAICUT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA |  UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Microbial infections can be lethal if not treated promptly, as well as creating significant economic losses for the aquaculture business; thus, aquaculture biosecurity issues addressing pathogens and illnesses should be prioritised. As a result, the current study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of bacterial and fungal pathogens in the water as well as in the intestinal tracts of the usually occurring fishes in this system. The samples for this study were taken from the River Cauvery at Lower Anicut, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. This river features a diverse fish population that includes murrels, catfish, carps, and eels. The size and weight of the numerous fishes studied in this study, as well as the bacterial load in the water and the fishes studied. Water had the highest bacterial count burden. Channa punctatus had the highest bacterial load (38 x 103cfu/ml), followed by Puntius conchonius (36 x 103Cfu/ml) and Mystus vittatus (34 X 103Cfu/ml). Catla catla had the least level of bacterial burden (1.2 x 103Cfu/ml). A total of 13 fungus species were discovered in the system's water samples. C. catla was found to have 8 fungus species in its intestinal system among the fishes. C. punctatus, on the other hand, reported the presence of 9 fungal species, C. batrachus, the presence of 10 fungal species, and M. vittatus and P. conchonius, the presence of 11 fungal species apiece. Overall, water has the highest number of fungal species, followed by M. vittatus and P. conchonius. Rhizopus nigricans and Achlya hypogyna were not found in M. vittatus, while Alternaria alternata and Achlya prolifera were not found in P. conchonius. C. catla and L. rohita found the fewest fungus (8 each). C. catla, A. fumigatus, Penicillium citrinum, R. nigricans, A. prolifera, and A. hypogyna were not reported, however L. rohita, A. fumigatus, A. alternata, Curvularia lunata, A. prolifera, and Mycelia sterilia were. As a result, it appears that each fish had a unique fungus. This is most likely due to the bodily composition of each fish, as well as its resilience to certain fungus. A closer examination indicates, however, that four fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium oxysporium, and Cladosporium herbarum) were found in all fish species. The degree of infection, on the other hand, varied from species to species and appeared to be a reflection of the species makeup of the water. Please see the link :- http://mbimph.com/index.php/UPJOZ/article/view/2539