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Lakshmana Tirtha River:
- Location: Tributary of the Kaveri River in Karnataka.
- Origin: Begins in the Brahmagiri hills, Kodagu (Coorg) District, Karnataka.
- Course: Flows eastward, joining the Kaveri River in the Krishna Raja Sagara Lake.
- Length: Approximately 180 km.
- Notable Feature: Lakshmana Tirtha Falls (Irupu Falls), a popular freshwater cascade located on the river bordering Kerala, en route to Nagarhole National Park.
Kaveri River:
- Sacred Status: Considered a holy river by Hindus.
- Origin: Rises at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range near Cherangala village, Kodagu district, Karnataka, at an elevation of 1,341 meters.
- Course: Flows into the Bay of Bengal at Poompuhar, in the Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu.
- Basin Extent: Spans Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry.
- Geographical Features: Bounded by the Western Ghats on the west, the Eastern Ghats on the east and south, and ridges that separate it from the Krishna and Pennar basins on the north.
- Tributaries:
- Left Bank: Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, Arkavati.
- Right Bank: Lakshmantirtha, Kabbani, Suvarnavati, Bhavani, Noyil, Amaravati.
Why in News:
- The Lakshmana Tirtha River has completely dried up because of extreme drought and high temperatures.
