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taluk

(ˈtɑːlʊk; tɑːˈlʊk) ,

taluka

talooka

(in India) n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a subdivision of a district; a group of several villages organized for revenue purposes

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a hereditary estate

[C18: from Urdu ta' alluk estate, ultimately from Arabic]

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi said yesterday that the taluks of Devikulam and Peermedu where the reservoir stood belonged to Tamil Nadu.

"Kerala government is forcing us to press for retrieval of Devikulam and Peermedu taluks which historically and geographically belong to Tamil Nadu," the DMK patriarch said.

Tamil Nadu lends new twist to Mullaperiyar row

The cultivable area of 80,000 hectares in six taluks of the district, and 60,000 hectares were devoted to tea.

In Kotagiri taluk, 100 hectares out of 12,000 hectares in Nedugula and Milidhane were hit.