The Sangam-era Tamil poetic work, Pattinappaalai, describes the Cauvery as an eternal river. “ Vaan poithinam thaan poiyya malai kalaya kadarkaaveri ponal parandhu pon kolikkum ” goes a line.

Madikeri: A special team will be formed to prevent pollution and encroachment along the banks of the Kaveri River ... water, history, and traditions associated with the river.