Kanjikode is an industrial town located 13 km east of Palakkad on Salem- Kochi NH Study area is 123 sq. km covering parts of Survey of India topotheets 58 B/9, B/13 and B/14. Kanjikode is a growing suburb of Palakkad. The town is in the gram panchayat of Pudusseri, Malampuzha block of Palakkad district, Kerala state. Pudussery GP is bounded by parts of Malampuzha block to north, west, Chittoor block to south and Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu to the east. It is the second largest industrial area in Kerala. As many as 42 iron-smelting factories along with many other industrial units (textiles, machine parts etc.) are operating from the park. Korayar is one of the tributaries of river Kalpathipuzha, which in turn is a main tributary of the Bharathapuzha River, flows beside the Industrial area. Some of the deep wells in Palakkad district in Chitoor taluk and a few wells in Kanjikode and Muthalamada area also reported to contain fluoride concentration greater than 1 mg/l (Geogenic). As per SuoMotu “The health Hazards created by Pollution of water from Bharathapuzha River as per news item in the Hindu” dated 15.01.2016, Green Tribunal stated that the major polluting sources of River Bharathapuzha and its tributaries. Railway Stations and few industries in Kanjikode area situated on the bank of the river. The untreated sewage is discharged into the river from these sources.