Bhavanisagar DamBhavanisagar Dam or Lower Bhavani Dam, is located in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. The dam is constructed on the Bhavani river. It is one of the world's largest earthen dams. The dam is situated some west of Sathyamangalam, is 17 km (11 mi) North of Punjai Puliampatti, is from Gobichettipalayam and is north-east to Mettupalayam. The Lower Bhavani Project was the first major irrigation project initiated in India, after independence, in 1948. It was completed by 1955 and opened for use in 1956.
Palakkad (district)Le district de Palakkad est l'un des quatorze districts de l'État du Kerala en Inde. gauche|vignette|Le Parc national de Silent Valley, classé au patrimoine mondial sous le site Ghâts Occidentaux. Le district est au centre de l’État du Kerala. Son chef-lieu est la ville de Palakkad. Le district est d'une superficie de dont près d'un tiers est de la forêt. Sa population de habitants, est rurale à 85,91 %. Palakkad est le district le plus grand du Kerala, comprenant plus de 11,5% de l'ensemble du territoire de celui-ci.
KangeyamKangeyam (kaːŋɡeːjam) is a town and municipality in Kangeyam Taluk of Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on National Highway 81. Kangeyam is an economic center in Tamil Nadu. The main commercial interests of the municipality are rice hulling, coconut oil extraction, ghee production, and groundnut cultivation. The town is located 28 km from the district headquarters at Tiruppur, 45 km from the city of Erode, 70 km from the industrial town of Coimbatore,30 km from the town of Dharapuram, 55 km from the city of Karur, 140 km from the Ancient city of Trichy and 441 km from the state capital Chennai.
VellakoilVellakovil is a municipal town in Kangeyam taluk of Tirupur District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on National Highway 81 between Trichy and Coimbatore. The town is spread in an area of 64.75 km2. As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,359. Kannapuram village located near to this town is famous for Kangeyam breed cattle market that happens on every year during Mariyamman temple festival in the month of April. It is an industrialized town with traditional agriculture being the occupation for most of the people.
District de SalemSalem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include Mettur, Thammampatti, Attur, Omalur, Sangagiri and Edappadi. That Salem dates to at least two thousand years ago is evident from the discovery of silver coins from the Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (37–68 CE) found by Koneripatti of Salem in 1987.
OotyOoty, de son nom officiel Udhagamandalam (en உதகமண்டலம் ; en ಉದಕಮಂಡಲ), parfois abrégé en Udhagai (உதகை), et autrefois Ootacamund, est une ville et la capitale du district des Nilgiris dans le nord ouest de l'État indien du Tamil Nadu. gauche|vignette|Vue sur Ooty Cette station climatique à d'altitude fut fondée au début du pour accueillir le gouvernement de Madras qui voulait prendre le frais en été. Auparavant, cette région était uniquement habitée par les Todas, peuple tribal vouant une adoration toute particulière aux buffles.
