Kumarasamy tank is situated in the village Kumarapalayam. The capacity of the tank is 19.89 MCft with the water spread area 93.67 acres. It is having a registered ayacut of 190 acres with the catchment area of 16sq.km. there is one sluice present. The full tank level is 10.5 m. Presently, the tank was water revived to 75 acres.
The Noyyal river water is diverted to at the point of Chitrachavadi anaicut, then water is passing through the Pudhukulam tank, after overflow water reached to Konarampathy tank, Narasimpathy tank, Krishnampathy tank, Selvampathy tank, then water is reached to Kumarasamy tank. This tank is chain of water tank of river Noyyal.
The water spread area of the Kumarasamy tank is 0.380 sq.km. The entire area of 19 acres are occupied by 1000 huts in foreshore and in the bund sides.
Cardiospermum halicacabum, a climber is very common on the hedges of the tank. Herbs such as Alternanthera pungens, Alternanthera sessilis, Cassia occidentalis, Commelina benghalensis, Cyanodon dactylon, Gisekia parnesoides, Glinus lotoides, Heliotropium scabrum, Ocimum canum and Spermacoce hispide are very common in this tank.
Aqatice or semi aquatic species such as Astragantha longifolia and Typha angustata are very common or in the marshy places in the tank. Shrubs which includes Jatropha glandulifara , Ricinus communis, Thevetia nerifolia and xanthium indicum are also frequently seen in this place.
Trees which are often cultivated or planted as social forestry tree are Acacia leucophloea and cocos nucifera (Coconut)
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