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Sathanur Dam
Sathanur Dam which forms the Sathanur reservoir, is one of the major dams in Tamil Nadu. It is constructed across the Thenpennai River also called as Pennaiyar River in Thandarampet taluk among Chennakesava Hills. The dam can be reached by road from Tiruvannamalai City. It was constructed in 1958. There is also a large crocodile farm and a fish grotto. Parks are maintained inside the dam for tourists to visit and the gardens have been used by the film industry. Sathanur dam and reservoir is the third largest in Tamil Nadu after Mettur and Bhavanisagar. History The Sathanur Dam Project was proposed in the First Five Year Plans of India and started in the year 1953. The Dam works are completed in the Second Five Year Plans of India and is operational from 1958. The project was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K. Kamaraj. This is one of the Major irrigation schemes were planned in Kamaraj's period . The other projects are Lower Bhavani, Krishnagiri Dam, ...
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Sathanur, Perambalur
Sathanur is a village in Alathur taluk, Perambalur, Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu India. It is home to the National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur.. Fossil tree was formed 12million years ago. It has been declared List_of_National_Geological_Monuments_in_India, national geological monument by the Geological survey of India. Population The population in Sathanur village was 1,749, consisting of 875 males and 874 females, according to the census of 2011 by Indian Government. There were 173 children under the age of six, 93 male and 80 female. There were 495 households in Sathanur at that time. The number of members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes was 661. There were no members of Scheduled Tribes. Literacy rate 648 males and 493 females were literate, leaving 608 illiterates. Workers 506 males and 518 females were workers, for a total of 1024. Of these, 937 were regular and 87 were irregular i.e., only worked a few days per mon ...
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Cauvery Delta
Chola Nadu is an ancient region spanning on the current state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry in southern India. It encompasses the lower reaches of the Kaveri River and its delta, and formed the cultural homeland and political base of the Chola Dynasty which ruled large parts of India and Sri Lanka between the 9th and 13th centuries CE. Uraiyur (now part of Tiruchirapalli city) served as the early Chola capital, then medieval Cholas shifted to Thanjavur and later cholas king Rajendra Chola I moved the capital to Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Ariyalur district in the 11th century CE. Chola Nadu is therefore larger than the Tanjore region or the Cauvery delta in the strict sense. Although it essentially corresponds to these two overlapping areas. The boundaries of the region roughly correlates with those of the British India districts of Tanjore and Trichinopoly, and the of Karaikal in French India. Historically, the region also encompassed at time present Ar ...
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Dams Completed In 1958
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, drinking water, human consumption, Industrial water, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect or store water which can be evenly distributed between locations. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as Dike (construction), dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. The word ''dam'' can be traced back to Middle English, and before that, from Middle Dutch, as seen in the names of many old cities, such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Ancient dams were built in Mesopotamia and the Middle East for water control. The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam (Jorda ...
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Reservoirs In Tamil Nadu
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by creeks, rivers or rainwater that runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct or pipeline water from other on-stream reservoirs. Dams are typically lo ...
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Dams In Tamil Nadu
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect or store water which can be evenly distributed between locations. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. The word ''dam'' can be traced back to Middle English, and before that, from Middle Dutch, as seen in the names of many old cities, such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Ancient dams were built in Mesopotamia and the Middle East for water control. The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam in Jordan, dating to 3,000 BC. Egyptians also built dams, ...
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List Of Dams And Reservoirs 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 and the United States. Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Chhattisgarh Bihar Goa Gujarat Gujarat has over 200 dams with reservoirs that are large enough to be of particular concern in disaster preparedness planning. These include: Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala [ , , , , , , , , , , ] There are 44 rivers in Kerala, and 42 dams and reservoirs. The dams and reservoirs in Kerala include Solaiyar Dam, Kakkayam Dam, Idamalayar Dam, Peringalkuthu Dam and Kakki Reservoir. Madhya Pradesh Manipur Maharashtra Mizoram Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttarakhand Barrages West Bengal ...
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Thiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil language, Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Tiruvannamalai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also a Hinduism, Hindu cultural hub and prominent pilgrimage destination, home to the renowned Arunachalesvara Temple, Annamalaiyar temple, Annamalai (Hill), Annamalai hill, Girivalam (religious practice), Girivalam and the Karthika Deepam, Karthigai Deepam festival. Tiruvannamalai has a thriving service sector industry, including retail, resorts and recreation activities. Apart from the service sector, the city is also the hub for many industrial setups including ''Small Industries Development Corporation, SIDCO'', spinning mills and premier educational institutions. The city is administered by the Tiruvanamalai City Municipal Corporation, originally constituted in the year ...
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Thandarampattu
Thandarampattu is one of the taluk headquarters of Thiruvannamalai district. It had a population of 7,601 in 2011 census. It is 8.0% higher than its 2001 population 6,993. It was formed as 3rd grade town panchayat in 1965 and upgraded as 2nd grade in 1984 and as 1st grade in 1999. Now it is working as 1st grade town panchayat from 9 November 1999 officially. The famous Sathnur Dam is 14 km from Thandrampet, and Thiruvannamalai is 16 km from this town. The famous Lord Veera Ragava Perumal Kovil & Veerabathara Swami Kovil in Thandarampattu, to celebrate Pongal, Karudasevai, New Year Festival, Kirushna Jayanthi and more. The temple contain sub-lords of Yoga Anjaneyar, Sakkarathazhvaar, Gothandaramar, Navagiraga's, and Muthu Vinayagar. Thandarampattu Govt Boys Hr sec School representing in Hockey State level competitions in every year Since 1990. References {{Reflist Cities and towns in Tiruvannamalai district ...
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Sathanur Dam Park Area
Sathanur may refer to several places in India: Andhra Pradesh * Sathanur, Andhra Pradesh, a village in Kosigi Taluk, Kurnool district Karnataka * Sathanur, Kanakapura, Karnataka, Ramanagara district ** Sathanur (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Legislative Assembly constituency of Karnataka, India * Sathanur, Magadi, Karnataka, a village in Ramanagara district * Sathanur, Bengaluru, Karnataka, a village *Sathanur, Mandya, Karnataka, Mandya district * Sathanurapalli, a village in Srinivaspur Taluk, Kolar district Tamil Nadu *Sathanur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, a village in Kunnam Taluk, Perambalur district ** National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu * Sathanur, Thandrampet, Tamil Nadu, a village in Thandrampet Taluk, Tiruvannamalai district **Sathanur Dam Sathanur Dam which forms the Sathanur reservoir, is one of the major dams in Tamil Nadu. It is constructed across the Thenpennai River also called as Pennaiyar River in Thandarampet taluk among Chennakesava Hil ...
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Parambikulam Dam
Parambikulam Dam is an embankment dam on the Parambikulam River, located in the Palakkad district in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, ranks number one in India as well as in the top ten embankment dams in the world in volume in the year 2000. This Dam was built at the time of Kamarajar. This is one of the Major irrigation schemes were planned in Kamaraj's period . The other projects are Lower Bhavani, Krishnagiri, Mani Muthuar, Cauvery delta, Aarani River, Vaigai Dam, Amravathi, Sathanur, Pullambadi, and Neyaru Dams. The dam is operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu but the ownership rests with Kerala, Per the agreement with Tamil Nadu, Kerala was supposed to receive 7.25 TMC feet of water per year from the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project of which the Parambikulam Dam is a part. In 2004, Kerala did not receive any water after February 10, resulting in the drying up of paddy in thousands of acres in Chittur taluk. Since this agreement has still not been met as of July 20 ...
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Sathanur Reservoir
Sathanur Dam which forms the Sathanur reservoir, is one of the major dams in Tamil Nadu. It is constructed across the Thenpennai River also called as Pennaiyar River in Thandarampet taluk among Chennakesava Hills. The dam can be reached by road from Tiruvannamalai City. It was constructed in 1958. There is also a large crocodile farm and a fish grotto. Parks are maintained inside the dam for tourists to visit and the gardens have been used by the film industry. Sathanur dam and reservoir is the third largest in Tamil Nadu after Mettur and Bhavanisagar. History The Sathanur Dam Project was proposed in the First Five-Year Plans of India, Five Year Plans of India and started in the year 1953. The Dam works are completed in the Second Five-Year Plans of India, Five Year Plans of India and is operational from 1958. The project was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K. Kamaraj. This is one of the Major irrigation schemes were planned in K. Kamaraj, Kamaraj's period ...
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Amaravathi Dam
The Amaravathi Dam is a dam constructed across the Amaravathi River. It is located at Amaravathinagar, south of Udumalaipettai, Udumalpet on State Highway 17 (Tamil Nadu - Kerala, India), SH 17 in the Indira Gandhi National Park, Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The associated Amaravathi Reservoir is in area and deep. The dam was built primarily for irrigation and flood control and now also has four megawatts of electrical generating capacity installed. It is notable for the significant population of mugger crocodiles living in its reservoir and Drainage basin, catchment basin. History The dam was built across the Amaravati River in 1957, during K Kamaraj's administration, about 25 km upstream and south of the Thirumoorthy Dam. Tourism There is a well laid-out park where one may climb steep steps on the dam to have a picturesque view north of the plains below and south to the Anaimalai Hills and Palni Hills above. ...
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