Palar River (295 km) is a perennial river in
Tamil Nadu. Palar literally means the river of milk - 'Pal' in Tamil means 'Milk' and 'Aar' means 'River'. It orginates from the south-west of
Chintamani, in
Karnataka, flows around 295 km south-eastward through
Tamil Nadu and falls into the
Bay of Bengal. The main tributaries of the Palar are the
Ponnai and Cheyyar rivers. The water flow of the river is irregular, and varies from season to season.
The Palar is one of the major rivers flowing through Vellore District and Kanchipuram District in Tamil Nadu.
