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Memoir Descriptive of the Vurragherry 



into the Perandular. Two dams are thrown across this stream for 

 purposes of irrigation, but one of them is unserviceable. 



The Koodrayar has its sources in a marsh, on the west slope of the 

 Kowdamulla hills, and pursuing a north-westerly direction, reaches the 

 plains after a devious course of about sixteen miles, during which it is 

 joined by several other considerable streams. As it enters the plains 

 a dam is thrown across, and there is a deep canal on its left bank. 



The Kodyurtanar, one of the feeders of the Tainar, rises on the 

 southern heights of these mountains, and, taking a westerly direction, 

 receives, about four miles from its source, a large stream from the 

 Kowdamulla range on the right. Thence descending and repeatedly 

 changing its direction, it is swelled by the addition of numerous large 

 streams, pouring down from the hills on either side, until at Munga- 

 putty, it is joined by the Cheggatar, after which it assumes the name 

 of the Tainar, having now after a course of twenty-five miles, be- 

 come a river of considerable note, unites with the Ambrawutty. 



The Ambrawutty rises in the mountains of Tullar, east of Anymuddy, 

 and rushing down the Unjeenad valley, is joined by the Arrewalla, a 

 large stream, as well as by several others ; flows by Nachy vile and 

 the pagoda of Tenashy, on the left; somewhat further on it is joined 

 by the Chinnar, forming a large stream, in which an island is formed, 

 and then forms the fall of Jackumtavul, and, after being joined by one 

 or two small streams, occupies a bed 200 yards in width. Here it is 

 joined by the Poongatode on the left, and is arrested by a dam. Its 

 length from its source till it enters the plains is about twenty-five 

 miles. The Chinnar which falls into it has a course of about eleven 

 miles running in a very rocky channel, and forming, from its source to 

 its confluence with the Ambrawutty, the boundary line between Coim- 

 batore and Travancore. 



The Uttoiday is another tributary stream of the Ambrawutty, which 

 it enters a little to the south of the confluence of the Chinnar, and 

 forms a further portion of the boundary between Coimbatore and 

 Travancore. 



The Koondully rises in the southern mountains of Unjeenad, and, 

 in a westerly course of seventeen miles, is joined by the Nuggraar 

 on the right, and the Munnalar on the left, besides several other hill 

 streams from the mountains on either side. 



Roads, Passes and Defiles.— There is not one communication up to 

 or on these mountains of an easy and gentle nature; every path lead- 

 ing to them has its dangers and difficulties, and as laden cattle are 



