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Kallanai Dam Grand Anicut

Tiruchirappalli, India

Kallanai Dam Grand Anicut
Photo by Beckamrajeev / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A 2nd-century Chola-era dam across the Kaveri, one of the oldest functioning water-diversion structures in the world. Still irrigates over 400,000 hectares of paddy.

Hours: 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM

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