Papanasam Dam

Papanasam Dam
Location of the Papanasam Dam in Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Location	Papanasam, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	8°42′43″N 77°23′35″E / 8.712°N 77.393°E / 8.712; 77.393Coordinates: 8°42′43″N 77°23′35″E / 8.712°N 77.393°E / 8.712; 77.393
Opening date	1942
Dam and spillways
Height	143 ft (44 m)
Height (foundation)	200 ft (61 m)
Length	744 ft (227 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Papanasam Reservoir
Total capacity	5.5×10^9 cu ft (126,263 acre·ft)
Power station
Operator(s)	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited
Commission date	Unit 1: July 8, 1944 Unit 2: December 12, 1944 Unit 3: June 10, 1945 Unit 4: July 7, 1951
Type	Gravity dam
Turbines	4 x 8 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	32 MW

The Papanasam dam is located 49 kilometres (30 mi) away from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. Dam is useful to irrigate 86,107 acres (34,846 ha) of paddy field cultivated in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts.^[1]

Papanasam Hydroelectric Power Plant

Papanasam Hydroelectric Power Plant was a design capacity of 28 MW. It has four Francis turbine-generators. The first unit was commissioned in 1944 and the last in 1951. It is operated by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO).^[2][3]

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