Mettur muniyappan | Mettur Salem special | biggest dam in India
The total length of the dam is 1,700 metres (5,600 ft). The dam creates Stanley Reservoi. The Mettur Hydro Electrical power project is also quite large. The dam, the park, the major hydroelectric power stations, and hills on all sides make Mettur a TOURIST ATTRACTION Upstream from the dam is Hogenakkal Falls.The maximum level of the dam is 120 ft (37 m) and the maximum capacity is 93.47 tmc ft.
Its capacity of 93.4 billion cubic feet (2.64 km3) is nearly twice that of its karnadaka counterpart of KRS; the dam is revered as the life and livelihood-giving asset of Tamil Nadu. It was built in-line with KRS Dam, which was designed by Sir M Vishveswariah in 1911 and completed in 1917 near Mysore.
Mettur muniyappan | Mettur Salem special | biggest dam in India
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