Mathur Hanging Trough

Mathur Hanging Trough
Image:Mathur hanging bridge.jpg
Length of flume	1240 ft (378 m)
Width	7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Height of trough	7 ft (2.1 m)
Velocity	5.1 ft/s (1.55 m/s)
Discharge	204 ft³/s (5.8 m³/s)
No. of span pillars	28
Length of span	40 ft (12.2 m)
Bed level, trough at start	91 in (2.31 m)
Bed level, trough at end	90 in (2.29 m)
Maximum height above ground level	92 ft (28 m)
Construction cost	Rs. 12.90 lakhs (Rs. 1,290,000, US$27,446.80)

Mathur Hanging Trough is the highest as well as the longest aqueduct in Asia. This structure is situated in a hamlet Mathur at a distance of 3 km from Thiruvattar. This is one of the impotant tourist spots of the Kanyakumari district. This was constructed across the river Pahrali. The seven foot (2.1 m) high trough in the bridge which receives water from the canal Pattanamkal, carries the water for irrigation from one side to the other of the hill. This was constructed by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, K.Kamaraj, as a drought relief measure in the Vilavancode and Kalkulam Taluks.