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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 river flowing from Tiruchirapalli District to Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The dam is located in Thanjavur district, [1] [2] 15 km from Tiruchirapalli and 45 km from Thanjavur. [3] [4] [5] It is the fourth oldest water-diversion ...
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is divided into 38 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further sub-divided into taluks. There were 13 districts in the erstwhile Madras Province the boundaries of the present-day Tamil Nadu. Post the reorganization in 1956, Madras state had 13 re-organized districts which was further divided in the later years.
The city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India, is managed by the Corporation of Chennai. Established as Madras Corporation in 1688, it is the oldest municipal body in India. [1] [2] [3] It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors each of whom represents a ward. The current mayor of Chennai was elected on 4 March 2022.
The 2019 elections for Tamil Nadu's 39 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha were held on 18 April, in the second phase of the 2019 Indian general elections. The alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, won a landslide victory, taking 38 of the 39 seats.
The surface-area covered by Ramsar Sites are around 13,32,746.24 hectares [6]. [7] Tamil Nadu has the highest number of Ramsar Sites in India with 16 Ramsar Sites. Till 2014 there were 26 Ramsar sites across India. Since 2014 till date 54 new Ramsar sites have been added across India.
The food and consumer protection department is responsible for ensuring adequate availability of essential commodities at standard quality and affordable price to the public. [1] Public Distribution System functions under The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) of the department and is involved in the distribution of commodities ...
Vellore Institute of Technology ( VIT) is a private research deemed university [1] [2] located in Katpadi in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India . The institution offers 66 Undergraduate, 58 Postgraduate, 15 Integrated, 2 Research and 2 M.Tech. Industrial Programmes. [3] It has campuses in Vellore and Chennai and three sister universities as distinct ...
Tamil cinema is the filmmaking industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in Tamil language. Haridas was the first Tamil film to be nationally distributed across India in 1944.