Vaigai Dam
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The Vaigai Dam is built across the Vaigai River near Andipatti, in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, southern India. Near the dam, the Government of Tamil Nadu has constructed an Agricultural Research Station for researching the growing of a variety of crops, including rice, sorghum, blackgram, cowpea and cotton.[2]
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Dam | |
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Official name | வைகை அணை |
Country | India |
Location | periyakulam, Theni district, Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates | 10°03′12″N 77°35′23″E |
Opening date | 29 January 1959 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 33.8 m (111 ft) |
Length | 3,560 m (11,680 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 174,000,000 m3 (6.144752010×109 cu ft)[1] (6.14 tmc ft) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited |
Commission date | 3 April 1990 |
Type | Gravity dam |
Turbines | 2 x 3 MW |
Installed capacity | 6 MW |
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