Pilavakkal Dam, Vathirairuppu (Watrap), Virudhunagar
Pilavakkal
Dam is situated on the foot hills of Western Ghats in Virudhunagar
District of Tamilnadu. Pilavakkal Dam is located at about 90 kms from Madurai
and 45 kms from Virudunagar. The dam consists 2 divisions and they are the
Kovilar and Periyar Dam. The capacity of the Periyar dam is 192 mcft and
Kovilar Dam is 133 mcft. From October to December, the dam will be full of
water. It is one of the popular picnic spots in Virudunagar district. There is
a Children Park with all facilities.
Traveling
to the location itself is exciting because of its unique location and the
surrounding green paddy fields. Another unique point of this dam is its natural
settings. It is surrounded by hills on 3 directions and a manmade wall on one
direction. As activities you can go for boating or take a stroll on the
hills and observe nature. But take care as to not go deep into the forest. The
forest boasts of Bisons, deers and many species of snakes.
Watrap
is the nearby town. The name Watrap is derived from the Tamil word Watiiyera iruppu
which means “a place where the level of ground water never goes down”. The
place suits this name because the whole area gets good rain from Southwest
& Northeast monsoons. So it is only natural that a dam lies there.
Pilavakkal
Dam is located at about 90 kms from Madurai and 45 kms from Virudunagar. Pilavakkal
is reachable from Madurai & Srivilliputtur highroad. You should
take a diversion near Krishnan Koil a place famous for engineering colleges and
deemed University.
