Sholayar Dam is a concrete dam built across the
Chalakkudi River in Valparai in Coimbatore District,Tamil Nadu of
India
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. The dam consists of main Sholayar Dam, Sholayar Flanking and Sholayar Saddle Dam. It also contains Sholayar Hydro Electric Power Project of
TNPWD who owns the dam. Total installed capacity of the project is 54MW with 3 penstock pipes. The maximum storage capacity is 2663 feet. Sholayar is 65 km from
Chalakudy
Chalakudy is a municipal town situated on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. ...
town. The dam above Sholayar dam was
Upper Solaiyar Dam owned by Tamil Nadu.
History
Sourabh Singh Sholayar Dam, Sholayar Saddle Dam and Sholayar Flanking dam are commissioned in 1965. The reservoir has an area of 8.705 square km and the length of the dam is 430.60 metres. The Sholayar Dam has a height of 66 metres and 430 metres width, Sholayar Flanking Dam has a height of 18 metres from the foundation with 109 metres length
and Sholayar Saddle has a height of 259 metres and 109 metres width.
Gallery
File:Sholayar Dam Reservoir DSC 9976.jpg, Sholayar Dam Reservoir
File:Sholayar Reservoir @ Forest - panoramio (3).jpg, Sholayar Dam Reservoir and Dam
File:Sholayar Dam Reservoir DSC 9971.jpg, View of Reservoir
References
See also
{{Tourist attractions in Thrissur
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List of reservoirs and dams in India
This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China an ...
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Peringalkuthu Dam
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Athirappilly Falls
Athirappilly Falls, is situated in Athirappilly Panchayat in Chalakudy Taluk of Thrissur District in Kerala, India on the Chalakudy River, which originates from the upper reaches of the Western Ghats at the entrance to the Sholayar range ...
Dams in Kerala
Thrissur district
Dams completed in 1965
Dams in Thrissur district
Geography of Thrissur district
Reservoirs in Kerala
1965 establishments in Kerala