Pichaikaranpallam Canal is a

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...

that runs in

Erode Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the E ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. It is one of the tributary to

River Kaveri The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dist ...

. The canal gets sourced by the rain water through

rivulet A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long large streams are ...

s and the seepage water from LBP Canal near

Nasiyanur Nasiyanur is a panchayat town located adjoining the city of Erode in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on National Highway NH 544 between Perundurai and Chithode Chithode or Chittode is a panchayat town adjoining ...

, which further flows into Ellapalayam Tank. The canal runs a length of through Ellapalayam,

Villarasampatti Villarasampatti is a neighbourhood in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. It functioned as an independent Village Panchayat until the corporation expansion in 2011. Now officially, it is a part of Erode Municipal Corporation. Demographics India ce ...

Periyasemur Periyasemur is a neighbourhood of the city of Erode in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Until 2010, it was an independent Municipal Administrative body with a population of about 35,000 and in 2011, it has been officially combined with the Integr ...

BP Agraharam Brahmana Periya-Agraharam is a neighborhood in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It functioned as an independent Village Panchayat until the corporation expansion in 2011. It is now a part of Erode Municipal Corporation. It is located 7 ...

and passes under the

Kalingarayan Canal Mamannar Kalingarayan Canal is a long irrigation canal in the Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. It was constructed by Chieftain Kalingarayan, Mamannar Kalingarayan Gounder and completed in 1283. The canal's source is the Kalingarayan Anicut da ...

with the help of an Aqueduct to reach

Environmental issues

Due to the high industrialization in

, a vast number of

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dyeing units and

leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, ...

processing units came up in the surroundings. Most of these units discharge their untreated effluents into this canal leading to high pollution, causing several health issues to the public. This issue have seen several protests since it heavily damages the underground water potential and

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

in this area. Along with several social welfare organisations,

Erode Municipal Corporation Erode Corporation is a civic administrative body that governs the City of Erode, India. The Corporation consists of a legislative body, headed by the City Mayor and an executive body headed by the Corporation Commissioner. The Corporation's head ...

has done a cleaning program to dredge this canal. In 2001, the

Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD Board) is a public agency formed by the Government of Tamil Nadu, under the Ministry of Local Administration and Water Supply, assigned with the task of implementing all water supply and sewerage ...

constructed a Sewage treatment plant to treat the contaminated water of this canal before entering

. This plant with a capacity to treat 5.7 million litres of water/day, is located near Vairapalayam in the

Veerappanchatram Veerappanchatram is a neighbourhood locality in the city of Erode. Until 2010, it was an independent municipal administrative body after which it was officially integrated with Erode Municipal Corporation. It is one of the four zones of Erode M ...

Zone. Also, the

has appointed a consultancy to prepare a Detailed Project Report for the redevelopment of this Canal.

References

Erode district Canals in Tamil Nadu {{Erode-geo-stub

Environmental issues

See also

References