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 SALIENT DETAILS
ProfileLocationInterior district of the State
 Lat. N 11o 19' and 11o 57'
 Long. E 77o 38' to 78o 51'
 Area 1685 Sqkms
 No.of Taluks 9
 No. of Blocks20
 No. of Villages385
 No. of Habitations 5483
PhysiographicType of TerrainHilly with undulating plain terrain
 Elevation in m (amsl) Min:200
 Max:1649
 HillsShevroy, Kalrayan, Chitteri, Pachamalai, Palamalai
 RiverCauvery,Vellar,Ponnaiyar
 Tributaries Thirumanimuttar,Sarabanga
 Sweta nadhi, Vasista nadhi
Average annual Rainfall980 mm
ClimateSubtropical
Temperature in degree Celsius Max:24 to 40
 Min:13 to 28
River BasinCauvery,Vellar,Ponnaiyar
GeologyPredominently hard rocks comprising of Charnockites, unclassified Gneisses and Granites.
HydrogeologyType of aquiferDiscontinous unconfined to semi confined aquifers in fissured formations.
 Aquifer parameter:
 Well yield in lpm: 45 – 545
 Transmissivity (T)
m 2/day 		10.2 – 542.8
 Permeability (K)
m/day 		0.1 - 50
Depth of Water level20m to 36m
 
 GROUND WATER POTENTIAL AS ON JANUARY 2003 (AS PER CGWB & PWD)
( Based on Ground Water Estimation Committee report)
Utilisable ground water recharge855.13 MCM
Net Ground Water draft 1266.8 MCM
Balance(-411.6 )
BLOCKS WITH STAGE OF GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT ( As on March 2004 )
OVER EXPLOITED Greater than 100%  Attur
 Ayotiapattinam
 Gangavalli
 Konganapuram
 Magudanchavadi
 Mecheri
 Nangavalli
 Omalur
 P.N.Palayam
 Panamarathupatti
 Salem
 Talaivasal
 Valapadi
 Veerapandi
CRITICAL Between 90 and 100%  Kadayampatti
SEMI CRITICAL 70 and 90%  Kolathur
 Sankari
 Tharamangalam
SAFE Less than 70%  Yercaud
 Edapadi
SALINENil
RECHARGE STRUCTURES
Check Dams:679
Ooranies:5
Defunct Borewell Recharge 3
Water supply status as on 1.4.2011
 
 Rural Habitations
Total No. of Rural Habitations: 5555
Partially covered625 (10-39 lpcd )
Fully covered4930 (40 lpcd and above)
 
 Urban Towns ( Water Supply status - December 2011)
S.NOName of Towns Population Present water supply level LPCD
Corporation
1Salem 696760 90
Municipalities
1Mettur 53633 142
2Edaipaddi 48815 70
3Athur 57519 80
4Narasingapuram 18690 85
Town Panchayats
1 Kanankurichi 14994 70
2 Arasiramani 13815 70
3 Attayampatti 12698 70
4 Elampillai 10615 70
5 Mallur 9503 70
6 Jalakandapuram 14077 70
7 Tharamangalam 22144 70
8 Vanavasi 6780 70
9 P.N.Patti 23331 70
10 Veerkkalpudur 16424 70
11 Sankari 27454 70
12 Gangavalli 10457 70
13 Panaimarathupatti 8125 70
14 Mecheri 20455 70
15 Omalur 13291 70
16 Ayothiyapattinam 9951 70
17 Vazhapadi 16104 70
18 Kolathur 10254 70
19 Pethanaickenpalayam 16396 70
20 Ethapur 10058 70
21 Karuppur 13880 70
22 Belur 9012 70
23 Poolampatty 8999 70
24 Sentharapatti 13896 70
25 Konganapuram 8084 70
26 Thevur 8115 70
27 Nangavalli 9676 70
28 Veeraganur 10547 70
29 Thedavur 7461 70
30 Thammampatti 20751 70
31 Kadayampatti 9565 70
32 Edanganasalai 29635 70
33 Keeripatti 9164 70
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