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What are the dams built by Kamarajar?

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Kamaraj and Bishnuram Medhi (Governor) took efforts to establish IIT Madras in 1959. Majorirrigation schemes were planned in Kamaraj's period. Dams and irrigation canals were built across higher Bhavani, Mani Muthar, Aarani, Vaigai, Amaravathi, Sathanur, Krishnagiri, Pullambadi, Parambikulam and Neyyaru among others.

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Kumaraswami Kamaraj popularly known as Kamarajar was an Indian politician and independence activist. He served as the Chief Minister of Madras State from 1954 to 1963.

  • During the period of Kamaraj, major irrigation schemes  were planned.
  • Dams and irrigation canals were built across higher Bhavani, Mani Vaigai, Amaravathi, Muthar, Aarani, Sathanur, Krishnagiri, Parambikulam Pullambadi, and Neyyaru among others.
  1. The Lower Bhavani Dam in Erode district practically made 207,000 acres of land useful for cultivation.
  2. Three Kilometers long Manimuthar Dam, is located in Manimutharu, Tamil Nadu . It irrigated around 65,000 acres of areas in the southern Veeravanallur, Karispalpatti and northern part of the Nanguneri Taluk and Thisayanvilai.
  • The Vaigai Dam is built in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, southern India. Near the dam,  Agricultural Research Station has constructed for researching the growing of a variety of crops, including sorghum, blackgram, rice, cowpea and cotton.
  • The Amaravathi Dam is a dam is located at Amaravathinagar, Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has constructed across the Amaravathi River.
  • Sathanur Dam is one of the major dams in Tamil Nadu. It is constructed across the Thenpennai River and forms  the Sathanur reservoir.
  • The Krishnagiri Dam is located in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, India. This dam spans the Thenpennai River by the village of Dhuduganahalli.

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