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The Noyyal Orathuppalayam Dam and Reservoir also called Orathuppalayam Dam is located on the Noyyal River between Chennimalai and Kangayam in Tirupur District Tamil Nadu South India. The dam is situated 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Kangayam and 26 km (16 mi) east of Tirupur.The dam was built in 1992. It has an ayacut of over 10000 acres in Tirupur and Karur Districts. It was used by the farmers only for five years as it became a storage tank for textile effluents after that.