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Kamaraj Sagar Dam

Coordinates: 11°26′06″N 76°39′23″E / 11.434936°N 76.656418°E / 11.434936; 76.656418
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Kamaraj Sagar Dam

The Kamaraj Sagar Dam[1] (also known as Sandynalla reservoir)[2] is in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu state in India.[3] It is located at a distance of 10 km from the Ooty bus stand.[4] It is a picnic spot and a film shooting spot on the slopes of the Wenlock Downs.[5] The dam's storage capacity is 26.6 million cubic meters(MCM) or 0.94 tmc ft. [6]

Activities

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The various tourist activities the dam include fishing and studying nature and environment.[7]

See also

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Further reading

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  • Tourist Guide to South India. Sura Maps. 2006. p. 98. ISBN 81-7478-175-7.
  • Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. Sura Maps. 2007. p. 94. ISBN 978-81-7478-177-2.

References

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  1. ^ "Kamraj Sagar(Sandy Nalla) Dam D06323 -". india-wris.nrsc.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The Romance of the Nilgiri Trout:Coarse Fishing". Nwea.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Kamaraj Sagar Dam and Pykara Lake being polluted", The Hindu, India, 6 November 2008, archived from the original on 8 November 2012
  4. ^ "TOURIST INFORMATION". Nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Kamraj sagar lake". Ooty-tourism.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  6. ^ National Register of Dams published by Central Water Commission
  7. ^ "KAMARAJ SAGAR (Sandynallah Reservoir)". Nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.

11°26′06″N 76°39′23″E / 11.434936°N 76.656418°E / 11.434936; 76.656418