The Adavinainar Dam is located at the foothills of Western Ghats and border of Kerala, built across the Hanumanadhi River near Mekkarai, Vadakarai in the

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. It provides water for irrigation to the region of

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Taluk.

Construction

The dam construction was started in 1996. It was completed and opened in 2002.

Dimensions and Capacity

* Maximum height of the dam is 51.5 m * Effective capacity of the dam at FRL is 4.927 Mcum * Length of masonry dam is 670 m * Length of uncontrolled weir is 100 M * Catchment area is 15.54 km²

Basin

East flowing rivers between Pennar and

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Maintenance

This Dam is maintained by Water Resources Department which in turn is managed by the

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Tourist attraction

This dam has a medium size park near its downstream. Over 2 km along the side of the dam is a fall. Due to an order by the district collector people are prohibited from this area and have therefore no entry to the dam.

Transportation

By Road: The dam is situated at 15 km from Kadayanallur, 85 km from

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, 14 km from

, 7 km from Vadakarai By Train: The nearest railway station is sengottai railway station. Sengottai station is well connected with

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and

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. By Air: The nearest airport is

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(TRV) which is 117 km away from the Dam. International Air connectivity is available from Thiruvananthapuram

References

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