Orathuppalayam Dam
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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 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Kangayam and 26 km (16.2 mi) east of Tirupur
.
The dam was built in 1992. It has an ayacut of over 10,000 acres in Tirupur and Karur Districts. It was used by the farmers only for five years as it became a storage tank for textile effluents after that. The farmers, who depended on the dam and river for irrigation, stopped the farm activity in their land.
Due to the sad conversion of Irrigation dam to Effluent tank, the people living down river in the Tirupur, Karur District are horribly affected. From 1992 the deterioration has stared and causing mass depletion of people leaving the Villages. Ungampalayam
in the K.Paramathi block, Karur district is one such example.
Even the villages near the dam in Chennimalai, Uttukuli area are affected. Kodumanal, famous archaeological site containing Roman coins, potteries and megalithic tombs is severely affected by effluent.
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 ...
between Chennimalai
Chennimalai
Chennimalai popularly known as the 'Handloom Town' is in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Geography:Chennimalai is located at . It has an average elevation of 320 metres .-Demographics:...
and Kangayam in Tirupur District
Tirupur district
Tiruppur District is a district of the Indian state Tamil Nadu, formed in October 2008. This district is formed with these taluks from Coimbatore district and Erode district: Tirupur, Avinashi, Palladam, Dharapuram, Kangeyam, Madathukulam and Udumalpet. Tirupur district is a well-developed and...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. The dam is situated 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Kangayam and 26 km (16.2 mi) east of Tirupur
Tirupur
Tiruppur pronounced as is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial...
.
The dam was built in 1992. It has an ayacut of over 10,000 acres in Tirupur and Karur Districts. It was used by the farmers only for five years as it became a storage tank for textile effluents after that. The farmers, who depended on the dam and river for irrigation, stopped the farm activity in their land.
Due to the sad conversion of Irrigation dam to Effluent tank, the people living down river in the Tirupur, Karur District are horribly affected. From 1992 the deterioration has stared and causing mass depletion of people leaving the Villages. Ungampalayam
Ungampalayam
-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...
in the K.Paramathi block, Karur district is one such example.
Even the villages near the dam in Chennimalai, Uttukuli area are affected. Kodumanal, famous archaeological site containing Roman coins, potteries and megalithic tombs is severely affected by effluent.
See also
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
- KodumanalKodumanalKodumanal is a village located in the Erode district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was once a flourishing ancient trade city known as Kodumanam, as inscribed in Patittrupathu of Sangam Literature. The place is a important Archaeological Site, under the control of State...
- 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...
- Aathupalayam DamAathupalayam DamThe 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...