Noyyal River

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The Noyyal River is a tributary of the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India, flowing through the Coimbatore region and historically supporting its agriculture and textile industries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Noyyal River canonical 2
Noyyal River system 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
administrativeRegion Coimbatore district
Karur district
Tiruppur district
associatedWithCity Coimbatore
Karur
Tiruppur
basinCountry India
country India
ecosystemType freshwater river
flowsInto Kaveri River near Noyyal village
flowsThrough Coimbatore district
Karur district
Tiruppur district
hasCatchmentArea Western Ghats foothills near Coimbatore (approximate)
hasCulturalSignificance local temples and religious practices along its banks
hasEnvironmentalConcern groundwater contamination in its basin
loss of traditional tank system
hasFloodplainUse agricultural fields
hasIrrigationInfrastructure canals
tanks
hasIssue industrial pollution
siltation of tanks
textile effluent contamination
water scarcity in summer
historicallySupported irrigated agriculture in Coimbatore region
textile production in Coimbatore region
linkedTo Coimbatore textile cluster
Tiruppur knitwear and dyeing units
locatedIn South India
Tamil Nadu
mouth Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River
near Coimbatore
surface form: Coimbatore city

Tiruppur
surface form: Tiruppur city
partOf Cauvery River basin
surface form: Kaveri River basin

drainage system of Tamil Nadu
region Coimbatore district
surface form: Coimbatore region
sourceRegion Western Ghats
state Tamil Nadu
supports rural livelihoods in its basin
supportsIndustry agriculture
textile industry
tributaryOf Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River
usedFor drinking water (historically)
industrial water supply
irrigation
waterQualityConcernFor downstream agriculture

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coimbatore river Noyyal River
Noyyal alsoKnownAs Noyyal River
Kanchimanadhi partOf Noyyal River
this entity surface form: Noyyal River system