It was once a celebrated natural channel which supplied water for irrigation of lands in the surrounding areas it runs through.
It starts near Chithode and ends its travel by inflowing into River Kaveri near RN Pudur.
The higher industrialization rate in this zone has caused adverse effects to this canal.
It faces a lot of hazards and the water turns purple often due to the mix of untreated effluents that gets released into them from the nearby tanneries, dyeing and bleaching units.
[1] The Government along with some other civic agencies has taken several measures to control pollution in this canal, by implement some biological and mechanical treatment methodologies with aid from Norway-based companies.