Selvachinthamani tank is situated in the village Selvapuram in Kumarapalayam. The capacity of the tank is 3.02 MCft with the water spread area of 37.07 acres. It is a registered ayacut of having 72 acres with the catchment area of 16 sq.k. There is one sluice present. The full tank is 6m.
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, Kumarasamy tank, then water is reached to Selvachinthamani tank. This tank is chain of water tank of river Noyyal.
The encroachment area of the tank is 15.07 acres and nearly 1175 huts are covered in the foreshore and bund area. The inlet and outlet area of the tank is occupied by 25 and 50 huts respectively on the sides of the channel.
Cardiospermum halicacabum and Bryonopsis laciniosa are the common climbers come across here. Alternanthera pungens, Alternanthera sessilis, Amaranthus spinosus, Argemone mexicana, Asystacia gangetica, Commelina benghalensis, Corchorus aestuans, croton bonplandianus, Crozophora rottleri, Cynodon dactylon, Eichornia crassipus, Glinus lotoides, Parthenium hysterophorus and Trianthema portulacastrum are the common herbs found here.
Astragantha longifolia could be seen in the marshy area. Cassia occidentialis and Xanthium stumarium are the common weeds found here. Tree flora includes Vitex negundo and Acacia leucophloea in this area.
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