Noyyal river tank system

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The Noyyal river tank system is an ancient network of interconnected tanks and canals in Tamil Nadu, India, designed to store and distribute Noyyal River water for irrigation and flood control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf irrigation infrastructure
tank and canal network
water management system
associatedWith paddy cultivation
traditional village economies
benefits protection of downstream settlements from floods
stabilization of local microclimate
support of agriculture
constructedUsing earthen bunds
stone masonry structures
country India
designedFor flood moderation
interconnected water distribution
regulated release of irrigation water
engineeringTradition traditional Tamil irrigation
function capture of surplus river flows
seasonal water regulation
support of tank-based agriculture
governedBy customary water-sharing rules
local irrigation institutions
hasPart anicuts
canals
sluices
tanks
historicalPeriod pre-modern South India
hydrologicalRole attenuation of peak floods
buffer between river flow and groundwater
locatedIn South India
Tamil Nadu
managementType community-managed system
state-influenced system
purpose flood control
groundwater recharge
irrigation
water storage
regionServed Coimbatore
surface form: Coimbatore region

Noyyal River basin
surface form: Noyyal river basin

Tiruppur
surface form: Tiruppur region
river Noyyal River NERFINISHED
threatenedBy encroachment
industrial pollution
siltation
urbanization
waterSource Noyyal River flow
monsoon rainfall

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Noyyal historicalSystem Noyyal river tank system