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Dam Attractions In Tirunelveli

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Tirunelveli pronunciation , also known as Nellai and historically as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. It is the fifth-largest municipal corporation in the state after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy. Tirunelveli is located 700 km southwest of the state capital Chennai, 58 km away from Thoothukudi and 73Km from Kanyakumari. Tirunelveli is an ancient city, and is about 2000 years old. Tirunelveli is the capital of Tirunelveli District. The city is located on the west bank of the Thamirabarani River; its twin Palayankottai is on the east bank. Pa...
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  • 1. Manimuthar And Papanasam Dams Tirunelveli
    The Manimuthar Dam is located in Manimutharu 50.8 kilometres away from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. It the biggest reservoir of the Tirunelveli district. This dam was built in 1958 near Singambatti, by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kamaraj and K T Kosalram MP to prevent the mixing of Rainwater with the Bay of Bengal during the rainy season. In this dam we 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 Pachaiyarai in Tirunelveli district.
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