Vettar River

The Vettar River or Vettaaru is a river in the Kaveri delta that flows through the Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Course

The Vettar is a distributary of the Vennar River, and begins northwest of Thennankudi at the Thenperambur dam in Thanjavur district. The Vettar branches off to the northeast, while the Vennar continues to the east.^[1] The river flows to the north of Melattur, before turning to the southeast as it passes to the south of Valangaiman. North of Koradacheri, it turns back to the northeast, passing to the north of Thiruvarur. A distributary of the Vettar, the Odampokki River originates near Engan village and flows through Thiruvarur.^[2] After passing Engan, the Vettar continues flowing to the east, through Nagapattinam district, before it empties into the Bay of Bengal in the town of Nagore near Karaikal Port^[3]

References

^ "Thanjavur District Census Handbook" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Tiruvarur District Census Handbook" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Nagapattinam District Census Handbook" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

Kaveri

Tributaries

Distributaries

Dams

Features

Cities
and towns

Riparian states
and territories

Controversies

Kaveri River water dispute
- 2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing
- 2023 Cauvery water dispute protests

v t e Tiruvarur district
District headquarters	Tiruvarur
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Chola Nadu
Divisions	Mannargudi Tiruvarur
Taluks	Kudavasal Mannargudi Nannilam Needamangalam Thiruthiraipoondi Tiruvarur Valangaiman
Revenue blocks	Koradacheri Kottur Kudavasal Mannargudi Muthupet Nannilam Needamangalam Thiruthiraipoondi Tiruvarur Valangaiman
Municipalities	Agarathirumalam Koothanallur Mannargudi Thiruthuraipoondi Tiruvarur
Rivers	Arasalar Noolaar Odampokki Vettar Vennar Mudikondan Nandalar Nattar Thirumalairajan Koraiyar Valavaikkal Kaattar Pandavaiar Arichandranathi Mullaiyar Pamaniyar
History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyan dynasty Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas Company Raj British Raj
Places of interest	Alangudi Siva Temple Engan Murugan Temple Koothanur AadhiVinayagar Temple, Sethalapathy / Thiladharpanapoori Kothandarama Temple, Thillaivilagam Muthupet Dargah Muthupet Lagoon Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi Soundareswararswamy Temple, Thiruppanaiyur Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Kudavasal Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur Tirucherai Saranathan Temple Tirucherai Sivasthalam Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary
Universities	Central University of Tamil Nadu
Cities and towns People Villages