Solaiyar Dam during early SummerInformation about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu
Valparai is located 64 km (40 mi) from Pollachi and 104 km (65 mi) from Chalakudy, Kerala. The nearest railway station is Pollachi.
The Solaiyar dam is a vital reservoir under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project and has a water storage capacity of 160 ft (49 m). The reservoir's overflowing waters are let into the Parambikulam Reservoir through the saddle dam.[2]
It was constructed by a team working under K. Gopalswamy Mudhaliar[citation needed], the most popular engineer in that area.
The Solaiyar Dam is part of the Solaiyar Hydroelectric Project (HEP). The project comprises the main Soliayar Dam, the Solaiyar Flanking, and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam.
Solaiyar Dam was officially opened in 1965; the Solaiyar Flanking was built in 1964 and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam in 1965.[3]
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The area of the reservoir is 8.705 square km.[3] The height of the main dam is 66 metres, its width is 430 metres, and length 430.60 metres.[3] The Solaiyar Flanking has a height of 28 metres and width of 19 metres.[3] The Solaiyar Saddle Dam is 259 metres high and 109 metres wide.[3]
solaiyar, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2017, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Solaiyar Dam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Upper Solaiyar or Upper Sholayar Dam Solaiyaaru is located 20 km 12 mi from Valparai a hill station in the Anaimalai Hills of the Coimbatore district Tamil Nadu India As it is a part of the hydroelectric project of Tamil Nadu special permission is required to visit the dam Solaiyar DamSolaiyar DamLocation of Solaiyar Dam in IndiaOfficial nameSolaiyar DamCountryIndiaLocationValparai Tamil NaduOpening date1965Dam and spillwaysImpoundsChalakkudi RiverHeight foundation 66 metreLength430 6 metreReservoirCreatesChalakkudi RiverTotal capacity153 60 million cubic metre 5 42 tmcft Active capacity150 20 million cubic metre 5 31 tmcft Solaiyar Power HouseOperator s Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation LimitedCommission dateUnit 1 22 April 1971 Unit 2 04 May 1971 Unit 3 29 March 1971 1 Turbines2 X 35 MW 1 X 25 MWInstalled capacity120 MWSolaiyar Dam during early SummerInformation about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam Tamil NaduValparai is located 64 km 40 mi from Pollachi and 104 km 65 mi from Chalakudy Kerala The nearest railway station is Pollachi The Solaiyar dam is a vital reservoir under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project and has a water storage capacity of 160 ft 49 m The reservoir s overflowing waters are let into the Parambikulam Reservoir through the saddle dam 2 It was constructed by a team working under K Gopalswamy Mudhaliar citation needed the most popular engineer in that area The Solaiyar Dam is part of the Solaiyar Hydroelectric Project HEP The project comprises the main Soliayar Dam the Solaiyar Flanking and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam Contents 1 History 2 Construction 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editSolaiyar Dam was officially opened in 1965 the Solaiyar Flanking was built in 1964 and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam in 1965 3 Construction editThe area of the reservoir is 8 705 square km 3 The height of the main dam is 66 metres its width is 430 metres and length 430 60 metres 3 The Solaiyar Flanking has a height of 28 metres and width of 19 metres 3 The Solaiyar Saddle Dam is 259 metres high and 109 metres wide 3 See also editList of dams and reservoirs in India Aliyar ReservoirReferences edit Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited TANGEDCO Sholayar reservoir overflows farmers rejoice The Hindu 19 August 2006 Archived from the original on 25 January 2013 Retrieved 3 October 2017 a b c d e Mathew Roy Roy Fact File on Major Dams owned by Kerala State Electricity Board Expert Eyes Retrieved 3 October 2017 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solaiyar Dam 10 19 17 N 076 44 07 E 10 32139 N 76 73528 E 10 32139 76 73528 Sholayar Dam nbsp This article about a dam floodgate or canal in India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Coimbatore district location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Solaiyar Dam amp oldid 1142122303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
