Thursday, May 12, 2016

Nallathangal Dam, Dharapuram, Tirupur

Nallathangal Dam, Dharapuram, Tirupur
Nallathangal Dam is a dam in Tirupur district of Tamilnadusouth India. The dam was constructed of across the Nallathangal odai near Bhagavan Kovil, Dharapuram Taluk in the year 2007. It is 15 km away from Dharapuram town.
The dam was constructed of across the Nallathangal odai near Eswaran Kovil of Ponnivadi Village, Dharapuram Taluk in the year 2007. It is 15 Km away from Dharapuram town. Total length of dam is 3450 meter of which 3300 meter is earthen dam to store the water and 150 meter is masonry structure for drain the excess water. 
The total water spread area of the dam is 17.74 square Mile with storage (Capacity of 223.01 Million cubic feet (MCFT).  There are two sluices in the dam for connecting high level and low level canals for irrigation purpose.