... of the country (Tiruppur, Vellore – Tamilnadu; Vapi, Vadora – Gujarat; Thane, Belapur – Maharashtra; Patancheru, Pashamylaram, Bollarum, Kazipally – Andhra Pradesh; Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Nangal ... Mettupalayam Taluk Most of the major water consuming and polluting industries, located in Thekkampatty and Jadayampalayam village of Mettupalayam taluk (upstream of Bhavanisagar Dam), belong ... Salunke and Karande, 2002; Kumar and Narayanaswamy, 2002; Barman et al., 2001; Singh et al., 2001; Kisku et al., 2000; Gowd and Kotaiah, 2000; Pathak et al., 1999; Tiwari and Mahapatra,...