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The forest department calls Kuruva, which is a group of small islands in the Kabani River, home to rare species of flora and fauna and wild orchids.
The origin of the CWDT was in 1990 when Tamil Nadu raised its claims for a major share of the waters of the River Cauvery, which flows the longest stretch through the state.
Heavy downpours have resulted in the early migration of inland freshwater fish varieties from the Beechanahalli Dam of Karnataka to the Kabani.
A crocodile was spotted at Chekkalloor near Panamaram in Wayanad.
For the last few days, the water level of River Kabani, a major tributary of River Cauvery, has been flowing to the brim.
The major source of fresh fish is the Kabini Reservoir
Installed two years back at a cost of Rs 1 crore the hanging electric fence was very much effective in the beginning.
While the Wayanad agrarian community found going tough in summer, Karnataka found a way out through a meticulous network of dams, lakes, canals and water pumping and purifying stations.
The district had received copious summer showers in the last few days.
A check dam has been readied across Kabani to arrest the water from Karapuzha Dam, 60 km away.
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