story of a river, effected by greed of man

The Noyyal River rises from the

Vellingiri hills in the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, southeastern India and drains into the Kaveri River

The "Noyyal" is a sacred river in Tamil history.
Its original name was Kanchinadi but changed later to the name of the place where it drains into the Kaveri River in 1750 A.D.
The Noyyal village is situated at the banks of Noyyal and Kaveri (Ponni) Rivers where they both merge. An ancient temple to the goddess Sellandiyamman is also situated at Sangamam. This temple belongs to "Karadi" Kulam people of Kongunadu Vettuva Gounder community.

A critical issue is the of pollution of the rivers Noyyal and Nallaru originating and flowing in the Kongu region. T

• he river flows with natural antibiotic minerals.
• The entire Orathuppalayam Dam has become a tank holding effluent and releases water after every rainfall, effectively polluting the down river villages in the Tirupur and Karur district.

However from 2004 onwards, efforts by local volunteers organization Siruthuli have been trying to conserve the water resource. After several petitions from 2003 to 2011, dying and bleaching units were ordered

• closed on the river until a zero liquid discharge status was achieved.

Periyar River, the Cheyyar River and the Kanchimanadhi are the tributaries to the river. They all have their origins in the Western Ghats. Periar flows out of the Siruvani hills and the Kovai Kutralam, a landmark waterfalls. Chaadiaar or Cheyyar River flows through Chaadivayal and later along with the other rivers join up at Kooduthurai to become Noyyal River.

TIRUPUR

Tiruppur, a little town in TamilNadu is the centre of India's local cotton knitwear industry. Tiruppur, situated near Coimbatore which is "The Manchester of South India", is known by various names such as "Dollar City", "Knit City", "Cotton City" and mainly "History Centre".

The main impact of this industrialization in Tiruppur is the pollution of Noyyal River. The Noyyal River has been transformed into an effluent discharge channel by the industries and its productive use is unimaginable, even in Utopia