Servalar dam

Servalar dam
Location of the Servalar dam in Tamil Nadu
Country India
Location Papanasam, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates 8°41′24″N 77°18′17″E / 8.690041°N 77.304823°E / 8.690041; 77.304823Coordinates: 8°41′24″N 77°18′17″E / 8.690041°N 77.304823°E / 8.690041; 77.304823
Purpose Power generation
Irrigation
Opening date 1986
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
Height 156 ft (48 m)
Height (foundation) 175.20 ft (53 m)
Length 1,525.59 ft (465 m)
Reservoir
Creates Servalar reservoir
Total capacity 1.22×10^9 cu ft (28,007 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Operator(s) TNEB
Commission date Unit 1: March 23, 1986
Turbines 1 x 20 MW
Installed capacity 20 MW

The Servalar Dam was set up for power generation in 1986. Capacity of 1225 million cubic feet. The peak water level of the dam is 156 ft. water is drained out of the dam's power plant is again stored in Papanasam Dam for irrigated.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. அ.அருள்தாசன் (2015 ஆகத்து 19). "பாபநாசம், மணிமுத்தாறு, சேர்வலாறு: படியளக்கும் அணைகள் பாதுகாக்கப்படுமா?". செய்திக் கட்டுரை. தி இந்து. Retrieved 8 November 2017. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/41263
  3. http://www.tangedco.gov.in/hydrokoday.html
  4. http://www.nellai.tn.nic.in/reserviors.html
  5. http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Servalar_Dam_D00828
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