Cauvery irrigation system
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The Cauvery irrigation system is a major network of dams, canals, and reservoirs in southern India that distributes the waters of the Cauvery River and its tributaries for agricultural and drinking purposes.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cauvery Delta irrigation network | 1 |
| Cauvery Water Supply Scheme | 1 |
| Cauvery irrigation system canonical | 1 |
| Kaveri River canals | 1 |
| Kaveri irrigation canals | 1 |
| Kaveri irrigation system | 1 |
| Mettur canal system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3116245 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cauvery irrigation system Context triple: [Kabini Dam, partOfIrrigationSystem, Cauvery irrigation system]
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A.
Indus Basin irrigation system
The Indus Basin irrigation system is one of the world’s largest integrated networks of canals and barrages, distributing Indus River waters across arid regions of Pakistan and northwestern India for agriculture and human use.
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B.
Upper Ganga Canal system
The Upper Ganga Canal system is a major irrigation and water management network in northern India that channels water from the Ganges River to support agriculture, drinking water supply, and power generation across several states.
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C.
Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal
Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal is a major irrigation canal in southern India that diverts water from the Tungabhadra River to supply agricultural fields and surrounding regions.
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D.
Tungabhadra Right Bank Canal
Tungabhadra Right Bank Canal is a major irrigation and water-supply canal system in southern India that distributes water from the Tungabhadra River to agricultural and surrounding regions.
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E.
Indira Gandhi Canal
The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of India’s longest irrigation canals, built to bring water from the Sutlej and Beas rivers to arid regions of Rajasthan, transforming parts of the Thar Desert into cultivable land.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cauvery irrigation system Target entity description: The Cauvery irrigation system is a major network of dams, canals, and reservoirs in southern India that distributes the waters of the Cauvery River and its tributaries for agricultural and drinking purposes.
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A.
Indus Basin irrigation system
The Indus Basin irrigation system is one of the world’s largest integrated networks of canals and barrages, distributing Indus River waters across arid regions of Pakistan and northwestern India for agriculture and human use.
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B.
Upper Ganga Canal system
The Upper Ganga Canal system is a major irrigation and water management network in northern India that channels water from the Ganges River to support agriculture, drinking water supply, and power generation across several states.
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C.
Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal
Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal is a major irrigation canal in southern India that diverts water from the Tungabhadra River to supply agricultural fields and surrounding regions.
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D.
Tungabhadra Right Bank Canal
Tungabhadra Right Bank Canal is a major irrigation and water-supply canal system in southern India that distributes water from the Tungabhadra River to agricultural and surrounding regions.
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E.
Indira Gandhi Canal
The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of India’s longest irrigation canals, built to bring water from the Sutlej and Beas rivers to arid regions of Rajasthan, transforming parts of the Thar Desert into cultivable land.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irrigation system
ⓘ
water management infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cauvery water sharing disputes ⓘ |
| basedOnRiverBasin | Cauvery River basin ⓘ |
| benefitsSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
rural livelihoods ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dependsOn | monsoon rainfall ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Cauvery Water Management Authority
ⓘ
state irrigation departments ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
canals
ⓘ
dams ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
conveyance of water through canals
ⓘ
distribution of water to command areas ⓘ storage of river water ⓘ |
| includesTributaryWaters |
Amaravati River
ⓘ
Bhavani River ⓘ Hemavati River ⓘ Kabini River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ Puducherry ⓘ South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| managesResource | surface water ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ |
| purpose |
distribution of Cauvery River water
ⓘ
flood control assistance ⓘ regulation of river flows ⓘ |
| region |
southern India
ⓘ
linked to:
South India
|
| relatedTo |
Cauvery delta region
ⓘ
interstate river water allocation ⓘ |
| serves |
Karnataka farmers
ⓘ
Puducherry farmers ⓘ Tamil Nadu farmers ⓘ |
| supports | delta irrigation in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
horticulture
ⓘ
paddy cultivation ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| typeOfIrrigation |
canal irrigation
ⓘ
reservoir-based irrigation ⓘ |
| usesRiver |
Cauvery River
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri
|
| waterSourceType | river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cauvery irrigation system Description of subject: The Cauvery irrigation system is a major network of dams, canals, and reservoirs in southern India that distributes the waters of the Cauvery River and its tributaries for agricultural and drinking purposes.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Cauvery irrigation system