Sholayar Dam (India)
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- Work cat.: 2014360046: History of the Sholayar Dam : Parambikulam Aliyar Project, 2016:page 1 (The Sholayar Dam is built in this large complex across the deep valley in the river flowing west, just before it enters the Keralal border, to store 5 TMC of waters and is a composite dam)
Solaiyar Dam, Upper Solaiyar Dam or Upper Sholayar Dam (Solaiyaaru) is located 20 km (12 mi) from Valparai, a hill station in the Anaimalai Hills of the Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu India. As it is a part of the hydroelectric project of Tamil Nadu, special permission is required to visit the dam. Valparai is located 64 km (40 mi) from Pollachi and 104 km (65 mi) from Chalakudy, Kerala. The nearest railway station is Pollachi. The reservoir of Solaiyar dam is a vital reservoir under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project and has a water storage capacity of 160 ft (49 m). The reservoir's overflowing waters are let into the Parambikulam Reservoir through the saddle dam. It was constructed by a team working under K. Gopalswamy Mudhaliar, the most popular engineer in that area. The Solaiyar Dam is part of the Solaiyar Hydroelectric Project (HEP). The project comprises the main Soliayar Dam, the Solaiyar Flanking Dam, and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam.
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