Vaigai Dam, Periyakulam

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About Vaigai Dam

The Vaigai Dam is built across the Vaigai River near Andipatti, in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, southern India. It provides water for irrigation for the Madurai district and the Dindigul district as well as drinking water to Madurai and Andipatti. Near the dam, the Government of Tamil Nadu has constructed an Agricultural Research Station for researching the growing of a variety of crops, including rice, sorghum, blackgram, cowpea and cotton.

History

Vaigai Dam was inaugurated on 21 January 1959 by then Tamil Nadu chief Minister Mr. K .Kamaraj.

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