Mettur Dam
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| Mettur Dam | |
| Impounds | Kaveri River |
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| Creates | Stanley Reservoir |
| Locale | Mettur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Length | 1700 meters |
| Height | 120 ft. |
| Opening date | 1934 |
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| Capacity: 93.4 tmc ft. | |
The Mettur Dam is a large dam in India built in 1934.[1] It was constructed in a gorge, where the River Kaveri enters the plains. The dam is one of the oldest in India. It provides irrigation facilities to Salem, Tiruchirappali and Thanjavur district for 2,71,000 acres of farm land.
The total length of the dam is 1700 meters. The dam creates Stanley Reservoir. The Mettur Hydro Electrical power project is also quite large. The dam, the park, the major Hydro Electric power stations and hills on all sides make Mettur a tourist attraction. Upstream from the dam is Hogenakal Falls.
The government of India's water resources ministry site[1] the Mettur dam is an old multipurpose project of the south Indian state (province) of Tamil Nadu across the Cauvery river. It irrigates 1,310 square kilometres each year. Its installed capacity for hydro-power generation is 32 MW.
The maximum level of the dam is 120 feet and the maximum capacity is 93.4 tmc ft.
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[edit] Water dispute
The Mettur Dam has received attention of the public during the recent past because of the Cauvery water dispute between the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.[2] Consequent to building dams, including the Kabini Dam, across the Kaveri River in Karnataka, the Mettur Dam does not receive adequate water during lean seasons. Thus, the Dam nearly goes dry during certain parts of the year, when water is most needed by the farmers and general public of Tamil Nadu. This has created serious dispute and tension between the neighbouring States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Tamil Nadu has alleged that, in spite of the Supreme Court verdict, the Government of Karnataka refuses to release sufficient water for the Mettur Dam, or the lower riparian areas. Meanwhile, the Indian Central Government has created the Kaveri Water Tribunal to solve the problem and the tribunal passed it verdict of 419 tmc to Tamil Nadu, 270 tmc to Karnataka, 50 tmc to Kerala and 7 tmc to Pondicherry.
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[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Mettur Dam. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
- ^ Inter-state Water Disputes. Water Ministry - Government of India. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
[edit] External links
- Mettur.Com
- Ministry of Water Resources - Government of India
- Mettur dam touches 100-foot mark
- Water released from Mettur dam
- Photograph
| The River Kaveri |
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| Dams |
Banasura Sagar Dam | Bangara Doddi Nala | Grand Anicut | Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | Madadkatte | Mettur Dam | Stanley Reservoir |
| Tributaries |
Amaravati River | Arkavathy River | Bhavani River | Hemavati River | Honnuhole River | Kabini River | Lakshmana Tirtha River | Lokapavani River | Noyyal River | Shimsa River |
| Cities and Towns |
Karikal | Kodagu | Kollidam | Kushalanagara | Nagapattinam | Poompuhar | Sivasamudram | Srirangam | Srirangapatna | Talakad | Talakaveri | Thanjavur | Tiruchirapalli |
| Physical Features |
Bay of Bengal | Deccan plateau | Hogenakal Falls | Sivasamudram Falls | Western Ghats |
| Riparian States and Union Territories |
Karnataka | Kerala | Pondicherry | Tamil Nadu |
