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The River Maldevi, and a bridge, in Yellayapalem River Maldevi at Yellayapalem.jpg
The River Maldevi, and a bridge, in Yellayapalem

The Maldevi is a river which runs through the Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It empties into the Pennar river. [1]

The Vijayanagara empire built the Anantraj Sagar water storage tank using a 1.37 km long dam on this river. [2]

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References

  1. Government of Madras (1942). Gazetteer of the Nellore District: Brought Up to 1938. Government Press. p.  335. ISBN   81-206-1851-3.
  2. "Rainwater Harvesting" (PDF). Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Meghalaya. Retrieved 10 August 2008.