Aathupalayam Dam
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The Aathupalayam Dam is situated in Karvazhi village of K.Paramathi taluk in Karur district
. The parched aycut area has not been receiving supplies as the Aathupalayam reservoir had become a storage tank for Orathuppalayam
polluted water flowing down the River Noyyal
over the past few years.
The storage facility was meant to harness excess flood water flowing down River Noyyal and draining from the Lower Bhavani Project
(LBP) canal to irrigate more than 19,000 acres in Karur district. Usually the excess LBP water flows down the Malayathu Palayam banks only between September and December.
However, the joy of the farmers was short lived as by 1995 the reservoir had become a repository of polluted water and sludge carried by River Noyyal from the dyeing and bleaching factories in Tirupur and Coimbatore regions.
But the inlet canals, reservoir bed and other sites have silted up heavily for want of proper maintenance over the past 20 years. The sluices and shutters have been damaged heavily and have fell prey to nature's vagaries.
Karur District
Karur District is located center along the Kaveri & Amaravati rivers in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The main town in Karur District is the city of Karur, which is also the district headquarter. It had a population of 935,686 as of 2001. It is 33.27% urbanized as per Census 2001...
. The parched aycut area has not been receiving supplies as the Aathupalayam reservoir had become a storage tank for Orathuppalayam
Orathuppalayam Dam
The Noyyal Orathuppalayam Dam and Reservoir, also called Orathuppalayam Dam, is located on the Noyyal River between Chennimalai and Kangayam in Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu, South India. The dam is situated north of Kangayam and east of Tirupur....
polluted water flowing down the River Noyyal
Noyyal River
The Noyyal River rises from the Vellingiri hills in the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, southeastern India and drains into the Kaveri River. The river's basin is long and wide and covers a total area of . Cultivated land in the basin amounts to while the population density is 120 people per km² ...
over the past few years.
The storage facility was meant to harness excess flood water flowing down River Noyyal and draining from the Lower Bhavani Project
Lower Bhavani Project Canal
The Lower Bhavani Project Canal is a 125-mile long irrigation canal, runs majority in Erode and terminates in the border of Karur districts of Tamil Nadu, India and irrigates 2.07 lakh hectares of land. It is a valley-side contour canal and is fed by the Bhavani River.In 2007 the canal breached...
(LBP) canal to irrigate more than 19,000 acres in Karur district. Usually the excess LBP water flows down the Malayathu Palayam banks only between September and December.
History
The construction work started in 1980 it could be completed only a decade later due to various factors including technical and financial delays leading to cost and time over runs.However, the joy of the farmers was short lived as by 1995 the reservoir had become a repository of polluted water and sludge carried by River Noyyal from the dyeing and bleaching factories in Tirupur and Coimbatore regions.
Present
After the aycutdars repeatedly represented to the State government to bring the reservoir to proper use, a plan was executed to block the polluted waters of River Noyyal from entering the reservoir and allowing the LBP canal water to drain into the reservoir by constructing a check dam and work has almost been completed.But the inlet canals, reservoir bed and other sites have silted up heavily for want of proper maintenance over the past 20 years. The sluices and shutters have been damaged heavily and have fell prey to nature's vagaries.
See Also
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
- Noyyal
- UngampalayamUngampalayam-Location:Ungampalayam is a village in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The village is located in the Tamilnadu, Karur District, Karur Paramathi Block, Thurkatchi...
- Orathuppalayam DamOrathuppalayam DamThe Noyyal Orathuppalayam Dam and Reservoir, also called Orathuppalayam Dam, is located on the Noyyal River between Chennimalai and Kangayam in Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu, South India. The dam is situated north of Kangayam and east of Tirupur....