Perumpallam Canal is an irrigation canal in the city of Erode in Tamil Nadu. The canal traverses from west to east across the city and flows into River Kaveri. It runs for a length of about 20 kilometres (12 mi).
It gets the water from the sources of rain and seepage of Lower Bhavani Project Canal near Kathirampatti in the western periphery of Erode Municipal Corporation. Running through the areas of Nanjanapuram, Thindal, Sengodampalayam, Surampatti, Stoney Bridge, Marappalam and by flowing under the Kalingarayan Canal, it pours into River Kaveri near Vendipalayam Barrage.
Anicut
A Dam has been constructed over the canal in 1966 named Perumpallam Anicut, near Surampatti. In the downstream of this Anicut, the canal runs for a length of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to join river Kaveri. Also, a secondary canal branch off from this Anicut flowing towards Nanjai Uthukuli named as Nanjai Uthukuli Canal.
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