KARUR DISTRICT KARUR DISTRICT PROFILE Karur District Is Bounded
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KARUR DISTRICT KARUR DISTRICT PROFILE Karur district is bounded by Tiruchirappalli district in the North East, Tiruppur in the West, and Namakkal district in the North and Dindigul and Tiruchirappalli in the South.The District is located between 10º 37'N to 11º12'N Latitude, 77º 46'E to 78º 15'E Longitude and has an aerial extent of 2901 sq.km.There are 8 Blocks, 157 Villages and 2457 Habitations in the District. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the district formed after independence and Located on the banks of River Amaravathi and River Kaveri, it has been ruled, at different times, by the Chera, Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Hyder Ali, Carnatic kingdom, and the British. It is located at a distance of 420 kilometres (261 mi) southwest of the state capital Chennai. Karur is the district located "HEART" of Tamil Nadu. i.e Karur is centre of Tamil Nadu and equally distance to all around Tamil Nadu districts & quick reach by Road ways. It is well worldwide known for Hand looms, Power loom textile products, TN Govt undertaken Paper factory TNPL, Chettinad Cement Factory, EID Parry Sugar factory and World wide exports of Bus body building work industries.The leading private rating banks Karur Vysya Bank commonly called KVB and Lakshmi Vilas Bank commonly called LVB have their headquarters (H.Q) in Karur. Google Map of Karur District Disrtict Map of Karur District PHYSIOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE: Karur district is broadly classified into smaller hilly regions represented by Kadavur hills, Ayyarmalai, Thanthoni malai and Velayuthampalayam hills.The entire area of this district is drained by the river Cauvery, which flows on the northern boundary of the district.The tributary rivers namely Amaravathi, Kodaganar and Noyyal drain the western part of the district. RAINFALL: The average annual rainfall and the 5 years rainfall collected from IMD, Chennai is as follows: Acutal Rainfall in mm Normal Rainfall in mm 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 740.4 484.80 460.8 511.5 784.1 655.0 GEOLOGY: Rock Type Geological Formation Gneiss, Charnockite Granite, Hard Rock Quartzite, Alluvium HYDROGEOLOGY: Type of aquifer Water Table to Semi confined conditions Aquifer parameters Hard rock Alluvial formation Well yield lps): 1.66 – 2.5 8.3 – 16.66 Transmissivity (T)(m 2/day) 28 – 75 45 - 205 Permeability (K)(m/day) 5 – 9 2-4.5 Specific Yield in %) 0.7 – 2.3 6.8 Depth of Water level 3m -15m GROUND WATER LEVEL:: The Ground Water levels from the 34 number of observation wells of TWAD have been analysed for Post-Monsoon and Pre-Monsoon. Since 1991, average Ground water level in m Below Ground Level for pre and post monsoon is as follows: SUSTAINABILITY:: With a view to enhance the Sustainability of the drinking water sources, recharge structures are being implemented by TWAD Board under various State and Central Government assistances. The Recharge Structures implemented so far is as under. Recharge Structures Defunc Roo Che Rechar t Bore Rechar Hydro Percolati Rechar Othe Oorani f top Tot ck ge well ge Fracturi on Pond ge Pit rs es RW al Dam Trench Rechar Shaft ng H ge 346 5 6 215 25 597 Groundwater Potential as on March 2011 (as per CGWB): Net Groundwater Availability (in MCM) 323.23 Existing Gross Groundwater draft for all users (in MCM) 298.64 Stage of Groundwater development (in %) 92 % Categorization of District Critical Source: https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi5orDtgqjUAhWH uY8KHVeWB1YQFggjMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cgwb.gov.in%2FDistrict_Profile%2FTamilNadu%2FKarur.pdf&usg =AFQjCNFy28uOLPKs_IFC8J7BH0xFKk0yDg&sig2=AEsIsfHRRsL12vVfOMmGGg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karur http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/tamilnadu/districts/karur.htm http://www.twadboard.gov.in/twad/karur_dist.aspx .