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Mettur

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Place details

Locality: Mettur
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 56,743
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Mettur
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Metturdamfull.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Mettur Dam
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Salem district
Area: +14.55
Elevation: +238
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Metturdamfull.jpg

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Mettur is an industrial and tourist town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam which is the largest dam in south India.

Mettur is also known for its power generation, chemical manufacturing, and aluminium production. Most of the water requirements for irrigation in Tamil Nadu is provided by the Mettur Dam. Usually the dam opens in June every year for irrigation in the Kaveri Delta. Mettur is also one of the primary sources of electricity for Tamil Nadu. The Mettur Thermal Power Station acts as a base load power plant for the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). As of 2011, the town had a population of 52,813.