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Thenpennai River Basin

Appeal

Dear All,

Greetings from Sustainable Life Trust, a grass roots level registered NGO based at Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu, India working since 1997 in the field of social development sector, which deals with a broad range of environmental issues. The Trust implements its mission through campaigns and practical activities, public information and involvement with community participation.

Sustainable Life Trust is planning to organize a campaign -"Save Thenpennai River" with the aim of creating awareness about the present environmental situation of the river among the residents in the riverbanks of Thenpennai and to motivate the people to save and protect stream flows in Thenpennai to sustain healthy aquatic ecosystems from 27^th Jan 2014 to 15^th Feb, 2014.  We (20 like-minded, environmental conscious people in NGOs, CBOs and environmental activist youth groups) are going to travel around 400 Kms in 20 days and will meet 50000 people approximately and also convey the message about the protection of the River as well as importance of rain water harvesting, tree planting, impacts of climate change, water and gender, and impart people’s rights for safe and clean-protected water for drinking purpose through interactive meeting, awareness meeting in schools and colleges and cultural programmes.

The amount that we need around 10000 US$ in total which is for printing publicity materials like posters, brochures, handouts, stickers and traveling, food, documentation and media, prizes and certificates for schools and college students etc.,

We really feel that the campaign will be done only with the donations mobilized through people who are concerned with our natural resources.  Kindly support us in particular donations.  Any donations small or large will help our endeavors.

Thanks and regards

S.Pradapan

Director-Sustainable Life Trust &

Campaign Organizer

Pollution

Solid Waste dumped near Thenpennai in Kaveripattinam

Solid Waste dumped near Thenpennai in Penneswaramadam

Solid Waste dumped inThenpennai 

Sand Mining in Thenpennai

Govt. Sand quarry near T.V.Nallur, Villupuram District

Sand theft in Thenpennai, Near Hanumantheertham (Krishnagiri District)

Sand theft in Thenpennai  (Villupuram District)

Temples in Thenpennai Riverbanks

Penneswaramadam (Krishnagiri District)

Hanuman Temple in Hanumantheertham (Harur-Tirupathur main Road)

 Sennammal Temple Near Neeppathurai (Tiruvannamalai district)

 Sennammal  Statue in Neeppathurai

Tiruvanrangam (Adhi Srirangam Temple) Near Tirukovilur (Villupuram District)

Sri Trivikramaswamy Sannathi, Thirukovilur (Villupuram District)

Sri Trivikramaswamy Sannathi, Entrance Gopuram, Thirukovilur (Villupuram District)

Reservoirs in Thenpennai River

Kelavarapalli Dam

Chinnar Dam - Near Shoolagiri (Krishnagiri District)

Chinnar Reservoir - Panchapalli (Krishnagiri District)

KRP Dam

Nedungal Anaicut Near Kaveripattinam

Barur lake near Kaveripattinam (2nd Biggest lake in Tamilnadu)

 

Ichambadi Anaicut in Harur (Dharmapuri District)

Pambaru Dam Near Uthangarai (Krishnagiri District)

Vaniyaur Dam Near Pappireddipatti (Dharmapuri District)

Sathanur Dam Near Chengam (Tiruvannamalai District)

Thirukovilur Anaicut in Thirukovilur (Villupuram District)

About Thenpennai River

The South Pennar River is known as Thenpennaiyaru in Tamil and Dakshina Pinakini in Kannada. It is also referred as Ponnaiyar .  The river originates from the South-Eastern side of the Chennakesava hills and the North-Western side of the Nandi Hills or Nandidurg  in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state. It flows for a distance of about 85 kilometres within Karnataka, to the north of Bangalore.  Just before the interstate border, excess water from Bellandur and Vartur lakes in Bangalore flows into the river and then it flows towards south east and enters Tamil Nadu at a distance of 4 kilometres to the west of Pagalur (about 50 km north west of Bagalur village of Hosur Taluk in Krishnagirir District).  It flows 400 kilometres (km) from its point of origin before joining the Bay of Bengal at Cuddalore district of Tamilnadu.

Chief Tributaries:

En route, its chief tributaries are the Chinnar (Markanda nadhi), Vaniyar and Pambaru rivers.  It is the sole water source in Krishnagiri, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Cuddalore districts.

The Chinnar (Markanda nadhi) flows due south from the Mysore Plateau through the valley of Tirtham and Veppanapalli and joins the South Pennar river.

The river Vaniyar originates and run completely in Shervaroyan Hills close to Yercaud in Tamil Nadu. It joins the Thenpennai River in Boongarrampatty Reserved Forest area.

The river Pambaru rises on the hill of Javadhu near Alangayam and from Thirupathur southwards it flows a course of remarkable straightness through Uthangarai and joins the South Pennar. 

The Gadilam River, which starts in eastern part of Thirukoilur Taluk of Villupuram district flows through Cuddalore Taluk. In Cuddalore Taluk, Malattar joins it on the right and then it flows into the Bay of Bengal at a point, just north of Cuddalore. The Thenpennai and the Gadilam are connected by a river course called "the Malattar", which serves to carry the surplus water from Thenpennai to Gadilam.

Benefitting from South Pennar:

The Thenpennai River covers 110 km in Karnataka, 140 km in Krishnagiri  and Dharmapuri, 35 km in Tiruvannamalai, 105 km in Villupuram and 40 km in Cuddalore districts. The river has a catchment area of 1,424 mi2. The river is dry for the most part of the year. Water flows during the monsoon season when it is fed by the southwest monsoon in catchment area and the northeast monsoon in Tamil Nadu. However this water flow raises the water table throughout the river basin and feeds numerous reservoirs/tanks.

The Thenpennai and its tributaries besides a number of lakes, tanks and ponds are supporting for irrigation and drinking water and other uses from its point of origin before joining the Bay of Bengal.

The  Thenpennai River is the main source for irrigating over 38,000 acres in Krishnagiri district; 6250 acres in Dharmapuri district; 17,980 acres in Tiruvannamalai district and 25000 acres in Villupuram district (The district largely depend on ground water, lakes and tanks for irrigation).  It is also the main source of drinking water to more than 100 villages along its route.

Key Problems/Issues:

Thenpennai River systems, especially those closer to human settlements and industrial developments suffer from acute levels of pollution. River that flow through densely populated areas including towns and housing areas are often polluted with solid wastes.

Soil erosion caused by land development in the surrounding areas and untreated waste discharges from nearby factories further contribute to the high pollution levels. These toxic wastes not only destroy aquatic life but also surrounding vegetation, flora and fauna due to its highly acidic levels.

Thenpennai River which gives drinking water to Krishnagiri, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore and part of Villupuram districts is on the verge of ruin owing to dumping of Industrial and medical wastes, plastics and city garbage indiscriminate letting of domestic sewage water into the river.

Industries around Bellandur lake in Karnataka and in Hosur areas releases effluents directly into the water body.

Fertilizers used by farmers of Karnataka as well as Tamilnadu have made things worse. Very high levels of phosphate in the water.

In Kaveripattinam town, a four-km sub-channel on the right side of the river is being used to let off sewage water from houses and commercial establishments on the river banks. In many places walls of this channel are broken and the sewage water flows directly into the river.

This river is now looted for its rich availability of sand. As a result of extensive sand mining along the river, water now reaches the wells without being purified. Its bacterial content is, therefore, very high.

Many of the open wells in the adjacent villages of river banks are dried because of uncertain rainfalls and drought; they are used as dumping pits.

The Government attempts alone are not enough to protect the river and its environment, the community participation in water management is essential.

Save Thenpennai River Campaign Logo

Brochure in Tamil

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