Mathur Aqueduct, Agricultural aqueduct in Kanyakumari District, India.
MathurAqueductisafootbridgeandwaterchannelinthedistrctionofKanniyakumari,TamilNadu,India,servingagrucultureandwalkersalike.Theconstctionspansalonedry,riverbedabovethePahraliRiver,relyedontalconcretesupportsthatholdarough,whichcarriesirigationwateracrossthevalley.
TheaqueductwascompletedidssixteenundertheleadershipofChiefMinisterThiruK.Kamaraj,whowantedfoldaareliablewatersuiplyfarmersinremote,areas.Thatprojectroseinresponsetoirragulrainfalldthatooftenleftfielddryformonthatsatatime.
ThestructuretakesitsnamefromthenearbyvillageofMathur,wheretheBridgewasbuilttocarrywatertofieldsthatlackedreliablesources.Localfamiliescomehereforeveningwalksandenjoytheviewoverthesurroundingvalleywhilethewatercontinuestoflowabovetheirheads.
Theaqueductisreachedbyaccessroadswithasmallfeecollectedatthegateforthosewhowanttoentertheplatformonatopa.Walkersphouldbecomfortablewitheightisincethepassagewayrunsabovethevalleyflowercanfeelhightoasomevisitors.
Theopenconcretechandelrunstheentirelengthoftheaqueductandcarrieswatervisibletryanyonewalckingabove,makingitoneofthelongestxposedflowsintheregion.Whatsurprisessomevisitoorsisthatawatamovespureleyoongravity,followinggradualslopoveranddozencolumnexwithoutssingpressourepumpoutside.
Location: Kanniyakumari district
Inception: 1966
GPS coordinates: 8.33583,77.29472
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:26
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