Kallanai Built By Karikalan, A Chola King. (This image also shows 19th century additions to the ancient dam)
The Grand Anicut, also known as the Kallanai (Tamil: கல்லணை) (kall -stone, anai-bund), is an ancient dam built on the Kaveri River in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.It was built by the Chola king Karikalan around the 2nd Century AD. and is considered one of the oldest water-diversion or water-regulator structures in the world,...
