The Kallanai Dam is built across which river in Tamil Nadu?

Kaveri

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Godavari

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Krishna

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Tapti

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Solution

The correct option is A Kaveri
The Kallanai dam is an ancient dam, which is built across the Kaveri river in Tiruchirapalli district in Tamil Nadu. It is the 4th-oldest water-diversion or water-regulator structures in the world and the oldest in India which is still in use. Originally, the dam was constructed by the Chola king Karikalan in 2nd century AD.

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