Saliperi
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Saliperi is a village in the Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It lies between the banks of the river Puthar and Valapar (both branch rivers of the Kaveri). This village is just {{Convert|3|km|abbr=on}} from Thiruvaanchiyam /Srivanchiyam (a padal petra Sivaalayam of Vanchinathaswamy).
Overview
It covers more than {{Convert|300|acre}} of cultivable land in the core Kaveri delta region. The cultivable lands are irrigated through both Puthar and Valapar rivers. This village has about 7+ ponds and a lake. Of late, this lake becoming a sanctuary for migrating birds in the seasons.
This village has about seven temples and most significant temples are Sivan Temple, Shree Maha Mariamman Temple, Shree Angalamman Temple, & Perumaal Temple. In fact, name of the village is called after Raman spent a whole night here after faintly searching for Seetha (Lord Rama Salipu Aariya Iddam "SALIPERI").
Agriculture
Agriculture is the predominant occupation of the people of this village. This village have been irrigated by the rivers Puthaar & Valapaar.
= Model scheme (village) =
Under the guidance and association with IMTI (Irrigation Management Training Institute), implemented an irrigation management project to maintain the irrigation canals & ponds in an ongoing basis. As a result, Mahilancheri Channel Saliperi Village Water Users' Association was formed on 10 June 1989.{{Cite book|last=Marimuthu, S.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1141162926|title=Water users association in A9 Mahilancheri Channel (Saliperi) Cauvery-Valappar Project: farmers' experience|date=1995|publisher=International Irrigation Management Institute|oclc=1141162926}} A one time corpus had been formed by collecting an amount based on the land owned (Rs.250.00 per hectare) by the farmers. An equivalent(matching) amount of money collected from the farmers had been sanctioned by IMTI and added to the corpuses.
Subsequently, this scheme become a model scheme, called "Salipperi Model". The villages which follow Salipperi Model are sanctioned with the grant when the corpus is formed.{{Cite book|last=Maloney|first=Clarence|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30032507|title=Managing irrigation together : practice and policy in India|date=1994|publisher=Sage Publications|others=Raju, K. V.|isbn=0-8039-9175-4|location=New Delhi|pages=128|oclc=30032507}}{{Cite book|title=Participatory Irrigation Management: Paradigm for the 21st Century|publisher=Rawat Publications|year=2000|isbn=9788170335535|editor-last=Joshi|editor-first=L.K.|pages=311|editor-last2=Hooja|editor-first2=Rakesh}}
= Main crops =
Facilities
This small village has a Government aided Tamil medium primary school. It doesn't have a primary health centre and the nearest health facilities available is in the nearby town Nannilam.
Nearby town
Reachability
Saliperi is reachable mainly through Nannilam by road, which is about 28 km east of Kumbakonam, 28 km south of Mayiladuthurai, 35 km West of Nagapatinam and 15 km north of district headquarters Tiruvarur. All the above-mentioned 4 towns are connected through rail to Chennai, Bangalore, Rameswaram, Trichirapalli, Coimbatore, etc.
The nearest airport is in Trichirapalli, which operates international routes to Malaysia and the Middle East.
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