Q. Mettur Dam, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
Answer:
Tamil Nadu
Notes: A warning has been issued to residents in low-lying areas near the Mettur Dam due to increased inflow. The Mettur Dam, built in 1934, is one of India's largest dams, located in Salem, Tamil Nadu, where the Kaveri River enters the plains. It is a masonry gravity dam with a length of 1700 meters, a maximum level of 120 feet, and a capacity of 93.4 tmc ft, creating the Stanley Reservoir. The dam supports the Mettur hydroelectric and thermal power plant, generating 32 MW. It irrigates 271,000 acres of farmland across Salem, Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, and Thanjavur districts.