Papanasam Dam

The Papanasam dam also known as Karaiyar Dam is located 49 kilometres away from in , India. The dam is used to irrigate 86,107 acres of paddy fields in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in India
  • Also known as: “Karaiyar Dam”

Papanasam Dam

Latitude
8.65066° or 8° 39′ 2″ north
Longitude
77.31145° or 77° 18′ 41″ east
Open location code
6JWVM826+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 84158787
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q7132471
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In Other Languages

From Italian to Tamil—“Papanasam Dam” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “diga di Papanasam”
  • Malayalam: “പാപനാശം അണക്കെട്ട്”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Papanasam”
  • Tamil: “பாபநாசம் அணை”

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Highlights include Papansam-Karaiyar Reservoir and Banatheertham.

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