Adavinainar Dam
| Adavinainar Dam | |
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Adavinainar Dam Location of the Adavinainar Dam in Tamil Nadu Adavinainar Dam Adavinainar Dam (India) | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Mekkarai Village, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates | 9°04′00″N 77°14′16″E / 9.06667°N 77.23778°E |
| Purpose | 1992 flood in west gates before built the damIrrigation |
| Status | Completed |
| Construction began | 1996 |
| Opening date | 2002 |
| Owner | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 51.5 m (169 ft) |
| Length | 670 m (2,198 ft) |
The Adavinainar Dam is located at the foothills of Western Ghats and border of Kerala, built across the Hanumanadhi River in Mekkarai village in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, Southern India. The lands in Tenkasi District receiving canal and tank irrigation through Mettukkaal canel, Karisalkulam Pond, Panpolikulam Pond, Vallakkulam Pond, Ilathurkulam Pond, Nainagaram canel, Kilangadu Pond, Kambilikulam Pond, Pungan canel, Sambavar Vadakarai canel and Erattaikulam Pond.