It is a mango season. India is the largest Mango producer in the world, it cultivates more than 1/3rd of Mango's in the world. India produces ~20 million tonnes of mango, cultivated in ~57 lakhs acres. Andhra and UP top the list, higher than the 2nd most cultivated country 1/5
This map shows mango cultivation across #TamilNadu for the FY 2020-2021. #Krishnagiri tops the state in the Cultivated area but only in 2020, Tiruvallur saw the highest mango cultivation at ~10Cr kg. Mango cultivation changes based on the Variety/climate/rainfall/heat..etc 2/5
In the year 2019-2020 Krishnagiri was top with 2.22lakh tonnes of Mango, Tiruvallur placed at No.7, and Dharmapuri was at No.2. This map shows mango cultivated areas in 2021, this should be taken as a basis to assess mango cultivation. Krishnagiri is always top in Mango 3/5
Tamil Nadu is a 6th largest cultivator of Mango(~5%) in India. In the year 2020-21, there was a steep decline in Mango production in the northwest, it is a one-off year. This map shows mango productivity in the year 2020-21. Table shows a comparison with 2019-2020 4/5
If Andhra and Uttar Pradesh were separate countries, they will be the 2nd and 3rd largest mango cultivators in the world. India is blessed with hundreds of Mango varieties that are most unique and outright delicious 5/5
For the state that is shown as having zero mango cultivation meant, their cultivation is so low, and data was not available.
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Nagarathar migrated to Pandya Nadu, initially they settled in 9 villages, where they were granted 9 shiva temples. This 9 temples used as a primary classification of the community. Members within the each temple group are called Pangali's, they cannot marry within that group 1/10
Illayathangudi (இளையாத்தங்குடி) is the first Nagarathar settled village in Pandya nadu. It has the Kailasanathar Nithyakalyani Amman Temple and Kalanivasal Nagarathar Perumal Koil with two temple tanks 2/10
Illuppaikudi, Sri Thaanthondri Eswarar Temple (Illuppaikudi Vairavar) 3/10
Many pilgrims visit Madurai on the way to Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari trip but most just visit Meenakshi Amman temple, donot stay overnight in the city. Madurai has many temples to offer with less restriction than Meenakshi temple. We can divide them into 7 circuits. This 🧵 1/20
Let us start with City Temple Circuit
Shri Koodal Azhagar Temple 2/20
Arulmigu Sri Madana Gopala Swamy Temple, a beautiful ancient temple (City temple circuit) 3/20
As per the latest Water body database (it need correction), Telangana has the most number of large water bodies. They classify their Cheruvu as Tank, we say it as lake. TS spent more in their water resources in last 10yrs than TN spent in last 50+yrs. TS renovated many tank/lakes
WRIS report put Tamil Nadu as a State with most number of large water body. Just Water body database put Telangana as the state with most number of large water bodies. The later is bit more accurate than the former
This is the list as per latest waterbodies database, As per this list, AP has the most larger waterbody by area followed by TS and TN
Madras plaid is a thin cotton fabric with checkered color pattern. City grew around the export biz of Madras fabric in the 17th century. Madras plaid were highly popular in 1960's as American elite & ivy league preppy cloth. Also, popular among African & Caribbean nations 1/4
Madras plaid cotton were handmade with natural vegetable coloring. This fabric known as elite summer cloth in western countries due to its naturally breathing cotton, thrived during British period. It is also called Madras handkerchief or bleeding madras due to fading color 2/4
Portuguese popularized Madras cotton fabric into Western Africa. Due to the fame of the fabric many duplicate flooded the market. It is traded for the exchange for slaves. Even now, Madras is the most worn traditional fabric in Caribbean during festive seasons/celebrations 3/4
Vaigai dam is 85% full, it is opening ~4000 cusec into the river for the irrigation of Sivaganga/Ramnad dt. This water will flow through 26 checkdams and ends at Ramnad periya Kanmai. Vaigai basin has ~49TMC surface water (Incl Mullaperiyar), <4% of surface water reach sea 1/6
Vaigai river originates in Varushanadu valley in the Gandamanayakanur zamin. It flows for 295.1km to reach sea at Attangarai. Vaigai basin has 1049 system tanks(fed by river), 329 nonsystem tank (fed by its own catchment). Water also diverted to Gundar and Pambar basin lakes 2/6
Vaigai basin spans an area of 7009sqkm, it is divided into 10 subbasin. It has ~2100sqkm of hill catchment. Vaigai basin has an avg rainfall of <800mm, it is a deficit basin. Vaigai river has a canal ayacut of ~5.3 lakh acre. It forms Vaigai delta and wetland at Ramnad dt 3/6
There is lot of misinformation spread in media abt TN Cauvery water use 1. As of now, KA is opening ~5000cusec to it's irrigation canal just from Kabini and KRS, saying KA will use the present
storage only for drinking is incorrect. 2. TN is opening ~5000cusec to Delta 1/n
3. Using TN NEM monsoon as excuse is misleading because Mettur local catchment receive less NEM monsoon than Delta. TN need water in Mettur for drinking water. 4. Many cities in TN depends on Cauvery for drinking water(i.e. Erode, Salem, Karur, Trichy, Tiruppur..etc) 2/n
5. Most of the delta only grow two crops, many use pump set. Though delta is fertile for multiple crop. It is ideally suited for paddy cultivation 6. NEM is a unpredictable monsoon with heavy rain in few days, Samba crop need some growth to withstand NEM onset 3/n