Kamaraj Sagar Dam Explained

The Kamaraj Sagar Dam^[1] (also known as Sandynalla reservoir)^[2] is in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located at a distance of 10 km from the Ooty bus stand.^[3] It is a picnic spot and a film shooting spot on the slopes of the Wenlock Downs.^[4] The dam's storage capacity is 26.6 million cubic meters(MCM) or 0.94 tmc ft. ^[5]

Activities

The various tourist activities the dam include fishing and studying nature and environment.^[6]

See also

• Ooty Lake
• Stone House, Ooty
• Mariamman temple, Ooty
• Ooty Golf Course
• St. Stephen's Church, Ooty

Further reading

• Book: Tourist Guide to South India. 2006. 98. Sura Maps. 81-7478-175-7.
• Book: Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. 2007. 94. Sura Maps. 978-81-7478-177-2.

References

11.4349°N 76.6564°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kamraj Sagar(Sandy Nalla) Dam D06323 -. india-wris.nrsc.gov.in. 2016-08-23.
2. Web site: The Romance of the Nilgiri Trout:Coarse Fishing. Nwea.in. 2011-02-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721175621/http://nwea.in/conservation/the-romance-of-the-nilgiri-trout.html. 21 July 2011. dmy-all.
3. Web site: TOURIST INFORMATION . Nilgiris.tn.gov.in . 2011-02-03 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100831232048/http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/tourist_info.htm . 2010-08-31 .
4. Web site: Kamraj sagar lake. Ooty-tourism.com. 2011-02-03.
5. National Register of Dams published by Central Water Commission
6. Web site: KAMARAJ SAGAR (Sandynallah Reservoir) . Nilgiris.tn.gov.in . 2011-02-03 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110114053740/http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/ooty.htm . 2011-01-14 .