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Amaravathi Dam
coimbatore,tamilnadu,india Phone: 9789492555About
Amaravathi Dam at Amaravathinagar , 25 km south on SH 17 from Udumalpet , is located in Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Coimbatore district , Tamil Nadu , India . The 9.31 km⊃2;, 33.53 m deep Amaravathi Reservoir was created by this steep dam. It was built primarily for irrigation and flood control and now also has 4 megawatts of electric generating capacity installed. It is notable for the significant population of Mugger Crocodiles living in its reservoir and catchment basin .
