Palar - ಪಾಲಾರ್ नदी

Palar River (295 km) is a perennial river in Tamil Nadu. Palar literally means the river of milk - 'Pal' in Tamil means 'Milk' and 'Aar' means 'River'. It orginates from the south-west of Chintamani, in Karnataka, flows around 295 km south-eastward through Tamil Nadu and falls into the Bay of Bengal. The main tributaries of the Palar are the Ponnai and Cheyyar rivers. The water flow of the river is irregular, and varies from season to season.

The Palar is one of the major rivers flowing through Vellore District and Kanchipuram District in Tamil Nadu.

Palar River rises in the Eastern Ghats near Coimbatore, runs through Vellore and Chingelput districts of Tamil Nadu and terminates into the Bay of Bengal near Caturangapattinam.

Palar River used to supply good drinking water to 30 towns on its banks and 50 villages surrounding it. The Palar river water was also used by the villagers to cultivate their land. Now, there are a number of tanneries on the banks of the River Palar. They let out the effluents in the Palar River. So, now the river water has been polluted and it is not useful for drinking or agricultural purposes. Due to pollution, the people are suffering from a number of diseases like asthma, skin disease and stomach ailment, etc. Thousands of acres of fertile land have become wasteland and it is not used for cultivation.

Its a River in southern India, rising in Karnataka state and flowing through Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu into the Bay of Bengal, south of Chennai (formerly Madras); length 370 km/230 mi. There is intermittent flow for some of its length. It is tapped for ground water, which is used for irrigation purposes and is also supplied to the Kolar goldfields. Its waters are often polluted, especially by the tanning industry. There is a dam at Arcot.