Kapini

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Kapini River (कपिनी) is a tributary of Kaveri River which originates in the Wayanad District of Kerala and flows in Karnataka.

Variants

• Kapini River (कपिनी) (मैसूर) (AS, p.132)
• Kabbini (कब्बिनी) = Kapini (कपिनी नदी )(AS, p.137)
• Kabini/Kabini River (कबिनी)
• Kapila River (कपिला नदी)

Origin

The Kabini, also called Kapila, is one of the major tributaries of the river Cauvery in southern India. It originates in the Wayanad District of Kerala state by the confluence of the Panamaram River and the Mananthavady River. It flows eastward to join the Kaveri River at Tirumakudalu Narasipura in Karnataka.

Close to the town of Sargur it forms the huge Kabini Reservoir.[2] The backwaters of the Kabini reservoir are very rich in wildlife especially in summer when the water level recedes to form rich grassy meadows. The Kabini dam is 2,284 ft (696 m) in length with an original gross storage of 19.52 tmcft. The Kabini Dam is situated between villages Bichanahalli and Bidarahalli having distance of 17 km (11 mi) 6 km away from Sargur town in Heggadadevana kote taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka.

Course

The river originates in the Pakramthalam hills at Kuttiady-Mananthavady road. Makkiyad river and Periya river join it near Korome and Valad respectively. After flowing through Mananthavady town, Panamaram river joins Kabini near Payyampally. One branch of the Panamaram river starts from the Banasura Sagar reservoir near Padinjarethara and the other branch of the river start from Lakkidi hills. After traversing 2 kms from the confluence of Panamaram river Kabini forms an island called Kuruva Island, spreading over 520 acres with diverse flora and fauna. Within 20 km it reaches the Kabini reservoir bordering Kerala and Karnataka for some distance. Between Kabani reservoir and Kuruva island Kalindi river joins Kabini. Kalindi river originates from Brahmagiri hills which on reaching near Thirunelli Temple the rivulet Papanasini joins it. Taraka and Nugu are the two small rivers in Heggadadevana kote taluk that join the Kapila (Kabani river).

Kapiniškiai

Kapiniškiai is an ethnographic village in Lithuania. It is located in the Dzūkija National Park south-west of Marcinkonys. According to the 2001 census, it had 54 residents.

कपिनी

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...कपिनी (मैसूर) (AS, p.132) कावेरी की सहायक नदी थी। प्राचीन समय में दक्षिण भारत के पुन्नाड राज्य की राजधानी कीर्तिपुर वर्तमान कित्तूर इसी नदी के तट पर स्थित थी।

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