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The '''Upper Anaicut''' (alternatively '''Upper Anicut'''), also known as '''Mukkombu''' is a [[dam]] built on the [[Kaveri River]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in southern [[India]]. The regulator dam was constructed between 1836 and 1838 by Sir Arthur Cotton, a British irrigation engineer who was inspired by the architectural beauty of [[Kallanai Dam|Grand Anaicut canal]] built by Karikala Chola in Kallanai of [[Thanjavur]] district in the second century.

It breaks into two channels at the Upper Anaicut to form the island of [[Srirangam]], which is enclosed in between the delta of [[Thanjavur]] (Tanjore), the garden of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110124102350/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/18/stories/2011011863950600.htm Tourists visit Mukkombu on Kaanum Pongal day]</ref>

== [[Kollidam]] ==

[[Kollidam]] is the northern arm of the '''Kaveri''', which branches off from the main stream about 9 miles west of Thiruchirapalli. for 17 miles

it runs parallel to [[Kaveri]] and then turns towards and very nearly reunites with it. The island thus formed is called the island of [[Srirangam]] and lies in [[Tiruchirappalli|Thiruchirapalli]] district. The waters of the [[Kollidam]] are largely utilized for irrigation. Across the head, where it branches from the [[Kaveri]], stands the Upper Anicut aka Melanai, the dam constructed to prevent the [[Kollidam]] which runs in a lower bed than the [[Kaveri]], from abstracting too much of the water, and so injuring the irrigation in [[Thanjavur]] dependent on the main stream.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC&pg=PA156&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Gazetteer of South India, Volume 1]</ref>

On 22–23 August 2018, nine of the forty-five shutters had washed away due to the heavy flow of water and the weakened piers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tamil-nadu-eight-shutters-in-mukkombu-wash-away/articleshow/65506929.cms|title=Tamil Nadu: Eight shutters in Mukkombu dam washed away - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trichy-farmers-anxious-after-nine-of-45-gates-of-mukkombu-dam-washes-away/story-XCRSzOW46Se1opA4V4fVYI.html|title=Trichy farmers anxious after nine of 45 gates of Mukkombu dam washes away|date=2018-08-23|work=https://www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-08-24|language=en}}</ref>