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Palar River rises in the Eastern Ghats near
Coimbatore, runs through
Vellore and Chingelput districts of
Tamil Nadu and terminates into the Bay of Bengal near
Caturangapattinam.
Palar River used to supply good drinking water to 30 towns on its banks
and 50 villages surrounding it. The Palar river water was also used by the
villagers to cultivate their land.
The Pollution Effects
Now, there are a number of tanneries on the banks of the River Palar.
They let out the effluents in the Palar River. So, now the river water has
been polluted and it is not useful for drinking or agricultural purposes.
Due to pollution, the people are suffering from a number of diseases like
asthma, skin disease and stomach ailment, etc. Thousands of acres of
fertile land have become wasteland and it is not used for cultivation.
