Palar River:
A 60-year-old woman was washed away in a flash flood in the Palar river near Katpadi town in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, recently.
- Palar River is a river in southern India.
- It originates from the Nandidurg hills in the Kolar district of Karnataka, flowing as an underground stream (Guptagamini) before emerging near Bethamangala town.
- It flows 93 km in Karnataka, 33 km in Andhra Pradesh, and 222 km in Tamil Nadu before finally reaching its confluence in the Bay of Bengal at Vayalur, about 100 km south of Chennai.
- The total area of the Palar River Basin is 17,633.19 sq.km.
- The river has seven tributaries, with the Cheyyar River and Ponnai River being the most significant.
- The cities of Ramanaickenpet, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Vellore, Melvisharam, Arcot, Walajapet (Anaicut), Kanchipuram, and Chingleput are located on the banks of Palar River.\
- Many ancient temples, such as the Kolaramma Temple and Someswara Temple in Kolar and the Kanchipuram temples, are situated along its banks, making the river sacred and culturally significant.
- The Arcot Dam, built on the river in Tamil Nadu, is historically significant and is one of the oldest irrigation dams in the region.
