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2. Madras Information, Vol. XIII, June 1959,
3. Report of the Lower Bhavani Project, P.W.D., Vol. I, Madras State, 1965, p.3.
4. Madras Information, Vol. XVI, September 1961, p.9.
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6. Ibid, p.57.
7. Report of the Madras State Administration, 1967, p.8.
8. Report of the National Commission on Agriculture, 1976, p.20.
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14. Sethumanar kalvettukal by Dr. S.M. Kamal.