Manimuthar Dam

The Manimuthar Dam is located in Manimutharu 50.8 kilometres (31.6 mi) away from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the biggest reservoir of the Tirunelveli district.[1][2][3][4] This dam was built in 1958 near Singampatti and Kallidaikurichi, by the "then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kamaraj" and K T Kosalram MP to prevent mixing of rainwater with the Bay of Bengal during the rainy season. It can hold water up to 118 feet. The dam is 5,511 million cubic feet. The total length of the dam is 3 km It irrigated around 65,000 acres of areas in the northern part of the Nanguneri Taluk and Thisayanvilai and southern Veeravanallur, Karispalpatti which are not irrigated by Pachaiyaaru in Tirunelveli district. The downstream joins River Thamirabarani in Kallidaikurichi after 6 km of its journey.[5]

Manimuthar Dam
Location of the Manimuthar Dam in Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Location	Manimutharu, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	8.653804°N 77.413418°E
Purpose	Irrigation
Opening date	1958
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Height	118 ft (36 m)
Height (foundation)	150 ft (46 m)
Length	9,268 ft (2,825 m)
Spillways	7
Spillway type	Chute
Reservoir
Creates	Manimuthar reservoir
Total capacity	5.51×10^9 cu ft (126,492 acre⋅ft)

References

1. "Papanasam dam filling up, finally". Thehindu.com. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
2. "Manimuthar Dam D00969 -". India-wris.nrsc.gov.in. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
3. "Water Reservoirs". Nellai.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
4. "Manimuthar dam overflows". Thehindu.com. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
5. அ.அருள்தாசன் (19 March 2015). "பாபநாசம், மணிமுத்தாறு, சேர்வலாறு: படியளக்கும் அணைகள் பாதுகாக்கப்படுமா?". Tamil.thehindu.com. தி இந்து. Retrieved 8 November 2017.