Ash Dumps
Ash Dumps is a landfill in Mettur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. Ash Dumps is situated nearby to the town Mettur, as well as near the village Vanavasi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mettur Thermal Power Station and Mettur Dam railway station.
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 Thermal Power Station is situated 1¼ km west of Ash Dumps.
Mettur Dam railway station
Railway station
Mettur Dam railway station is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station situated in Mettur, Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Mettur Dam railway station is situated 3½ km north of Ash Dumps.
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 4 km northwest of Ash Dumps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mettur and Vanavasi.
Mettur
Town
Photo: Sar kumar a, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Mettur is situated 3½ km northwest of Ash Dumps.
Vanavasi
Village
Photo: Rskrss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vanavasi 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 5.2 km2, it had a population of 7,130 individuals as per the 2011 census. Vanavasi is situated 7 km east of Ash Dumps.
Nangavalli
Village
Nangavalli 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 8.13 km2, it had a population of 10,809 individuals as per the 2011 census. Nangavalli is situated 7 km east of Ash Dumps.
Ash Dumps
- Type: Landfill
- Location: Mettur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.77376° or 11° 46′ 26″ northLongitude
77.8263° or 77° 49′ 35″ eastOpen location code
7J3VQRFG+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 456753343OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=landfill
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