{"id":365984,"date":"2026-06-25T14:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=365984"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:58:26","slug":"vaigai-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/vaigai-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaigai River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The roadside on the southern bank of the Vaigai River has turned into a dumping ground, with various types of waste littering both the roadside and the riverbank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>About Vaigai River<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_366014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-366014\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-366014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?resize=238%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vaigai River\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?resize=238%2C300&amp;ssl=1 238w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?w=361&amp;ssl=1 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-366014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Vaigai River is the<strong> major river that flows in Tamil Nadu.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also called\u00a0<strong>Kritamaala.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"18kkrk1\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"83\"><strong>Origin:<\/strong> It\u00a0rises in the <strong data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"56\">Varushanad Hills<\/strong> of western <strong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"82\">Tamil Nadu<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"orhm1x\" data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"188\"><strong>Course of river:<\/strong> It initially flows in a <strong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"137\">northeasterly direction<\/strong> through the <strong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"160\">Kambam<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"179\">Varushanad<\/strong> valleys.\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"1v17pvz\" data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"292\">In its <strong>central reaches, the river flows eastward<\/strong> into the <strong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"269\">Vaigai Reservoir<\/strong> at <strong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"291\">Narasingapuram<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1bwwqku\" data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"382\">The river changes its course near <strong data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"315\">Sholavandan <\/strong>and bends towards the <strong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"381\">southeast<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1xau9t\" data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"532\" data-is-last-node=\"\">It passes through <strong data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"414\">Madurai<\/strong> before finally emptying into the <strong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"463\">Palk Strait.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fed by:<\/strong> It gets major feed from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/periyar-river-2\/\">Periyar Dam<\/a> in Kerala.<\/strong> Water from the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/periyar-river\/\"><strong data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"131\">Periyar River<\/strong> <\/a>is diverted to the <strong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"167\">Vaigai River<\/strong> through a tunnel across the <strong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"213\">Western Ghats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries:<\/strong> The main tributaries are the<strong> Suruliyaru, Mullaiyaaru, Varaganadi and Manjalaru.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> It\u00a0is <strong data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"41\">258 km long<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dam on the river:<\/strong> The Vaigai Dam is a <strong>hydroelectric and multipurpose dam<\/strong> built across the<strong> Vaigai River near Andipatti in Tamil Nadu.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Vattaparai Falls<\/strong>\u00a0are also located on this river.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historic significance: <\/strong>It\u00a0was the river that<strong> flowed through the city of Madurai, the capital of the ancient and prosperous Pandya kingdom<\/strong> located in southern Tamil Nadu.\n<ul>\n<li>It\u00a0served as a direct water route connecting <strong>Madurai<\/strong> to the ancient port of <strong>Alagankulam<\/strong>, facilitating trade and transport.<\/li>\n<li>The river also finds a mention i<strong>n the Sangam literature dated to 300 before the Common Era (BCE<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>The story of Vaigai is told in the <strong>Thiruvilayadal Puranam<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:\u00a0<\/strong>The river <strong>fulfils the drinking water requirement of five districts of Tamil Nadu,<\/strong> namely<strong> Theni, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai and Dindigul.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The roadside on the southern bank of the Vaigai River has turned into a dumping ground, with various types of waste littering both the roadside and the riverbank. About Vaigai River The Vaigai River is the major river that flows in Tamil Nadu. It is also called\u00a0Kritamaala. 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