Mettur Dam South
Mettur Dam South is a quarter in Mettur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. Mettur Dam South is situated nearby to the quarter PG NAGAR, as well as near Quarters.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mettur Thermal Power Station and Mettur Dam.
Mettur Thermal Power Station
Power station
The Mettur Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired electric power station located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. It is operated by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited.
Mettur Dam
Dam
Photo: Vvenka1, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Mettur Dam is one of the largest dams in India and also the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Kaveri where it enters the plains. Built in 1934, it took nine years to complete. Mettur Dam is situated 3 km northeast of Mettur Dam South.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mettur and Kolathur.
Mettur
Town
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Mettur is an industrial and tourist town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam which is the largest dam in south India.
Kolathur
Town
Kolathur is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 9.45 km2, it had a population of 12,745 individuals as per the 2011 census. Kolathur is situated 9 km northwest of Mettur Dam South.
Mettur Dam South
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Mettur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.78029° or 11° 46′ 49″ northLongitude
77.79407° or 77° 47′ 39″ eastOpen location code
7J3VQQJV+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 11393645097OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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