SOLAIYAR DAM VISIT

Solaiyar is situated 20 km from Valparai and Valparai is located 64 km from Pollachi ,

a hill station in the Anaimalai Hills of the Coimbatore district, TamilNadu India.

It is the second deepest dam in Asia.
It is part of the Hydroelectric project of Tamil Nadu.
The water belongs to Tamil Nadu and dam located in present Kerala.

Solaiyar dam is a vital reservoir under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project and has a water storage capacity of 152.5 M.Cum
The reservoir's overflowing waters are let into the Parambikulam and Aliyar Reservoir.
 

Year of Construction :1971

Dead storage : 100 feet
   Full storage : 265 feet
 

Coordinates: 10°18'29"N 76°47'23"E

Date of Visit :March 19, 2011

Benefited : II & III year civil engineering students - 53 nos.