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			{{Short description\|Dam in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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	\| res_name = [[Chalakkudi River]]		\| res_name = [[Chalakkudi River]]
	\| res_capacity_total = 153.60 million cubic metre		\| res_capacity_total = 153.60 million cubic metre (5.42 tmcft)
	\| res_capacity_active = 150.20 million cubic metre		\| res_capacity_active = 150.20 million cubic metre (5.31 tmcft)
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	[[File:Information about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Information about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu]]		[[File:Information about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Information about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu]]

	~~The Solaiyar Dam is part of the [[Solaiyar Hydroelectric Project]] (HEP). The project comprises the main Soliayar Dam, the Solaiyar Flanking, and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam.~~		'''Upper Solaiyar''' or '''Upper Sholayar Dam''' ({{transliteration\|ta\|ISO\|''Solaiyaaru''}}) is located {{convert\|20\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Valparai]], a [[hill station]] in the [[Anaimalai Hills]] of the [[Coimbatore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]] [[India]]. As it is a part of the [[Hydroelectricity\|hydroelectric]] project of Tamil Nadu, special permission is required to visit the dam.

	'''Upper Solaiyar''' or '''Upper Sholayar Dam''' ({{~~lang\|ta\|சோலையாறு}} {{transl~~\|ta\|ISO\|''Solaiyaaru''}}) is located {{convert\|20\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Valparai]], a [[hill station]] in the [[Anaimalai Hills]] of the [[Coimbatore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]] [[India]]. As it is a part of the [[Hydroelectricity\|hydroelectric]] project of Tamil Nadu, special permission is required to visit the dam.

	Valparai is located {{convert\|64\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Pollachi]] and {{convert\|104\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Chalakudy]], Kerala. The nearest railway station is [[Pollachi]].		Valparai is located {{convert\|64\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Pollachi]] and {{convert\|104\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Chalakudy]], Kerala. The nearest railway station is [[Pollachi]].
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	It was constructed by a team working under K. Gopalswamy Mudhaliar{{citation needed\|date=October 2017}}, the most popular engineer in that area.		It was constructed by a team working under K. Gopalswamy Mudhaliar{{citation needed\|date=October 2017}}, the most popular engineer in that area.

			The Solaiyar Dam is part of the [[Solaiyar Hydroelectric Project]] (HEP). The project comprises the main Soliayar Dam, the Solaiyar Flanking, and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam.

	==History==		==History==
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	\| plant_operator = [[Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited]]		\| plant_operator = [[Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited]]
	\| plant_commission = Unit 1: 22 April 1971 <br> Unit 2: 04 May 1971 <br> Unit 3: 29 March 1971 <ref>https://www.tangedco.gov.in/hydrokadam.html#shol1</ref>		\| plant_commission = Unit 1: 22 April 1971 <br> Unit 2: 04 May 1971 <br> Unit 3: 29 March 1971 <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tangedco.gov.in/hydrokadam.html#shol1\|title = Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO)}}</ref>
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	==History==		==History==
	Solaiyar Dam was officially opened in 1965; the Solaiyar Flanking was built in 1964 and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam in 1965.<ref name="Expert Eyes">{{cite web\|first1=Roy\|~~author1~~=Mathew Roy\|title=Fact File on Major Dams owned by Kerala State Electricity Board\|url=http://expert-eyes.org/dams.html\|website=Expert Eyes\|access-date=3 October 2017\|language=en}}</ref>		Solaiyar Dam was officially opened in 1965; the Solaiyar Flanking was built in 1964 and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam in 1965.<ref name="Expert Eyes">{{cite web\|first1=Roy\|last1=Mathew Roy\|title=Fact File on Major Dams owned by Kerala State Electricity Board\|url=http://expert-eyes.org/dams.html\|website=Expert Eyes\|access-date=3 October 2017\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Construction==		==Construction==

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[[File:Upper Sholayar Dam.jpg|thumb|250px|Solaiyar Dam during early [[Summer]]]]
[[File:Information about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu.jpg|thumb|250px|Information about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu]]

The Solaiyar Dam is part of the [[Solaiyar Hydroelectric Project]] (HEP). The project comprises the main Soliayar Dam, the Solaiyar Flanking, and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam.

'''Upper Solaiyar''' or '''Upper Sholayar Dam''' ({{lang|ta|சோலையாறு}} {{transl|ta|ISO|''Solaiyaaru''}}) is located {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} from [[Valparai]], a [[hill station]] in the [[Anaimalai Hills]] of the [[Coimbatore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]] [[India]]. As it is a part of the [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] project of Tamil Nadu, special permission is required to visit the dam.

Valparai is located {{convert|64|km|abbr=on}} from [[Pollachi]] and {{convert|104|km|abbr=on}} from [[Chalakudy]], Kerala. The nearest railway station is [[Pollachi]].

The Solaiyar dam is a vital reservoir under the [[Aliyar Reservoir|Parambikulam Aliyar Project]] and has a water storage capacity of {{convert|160|ft|abbr=on}}. The reservoir's overflowing waters are let into the [[Parambikulam Dam|Parambikulam Reservoir]] through the saddle dam.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sholayar reservoir overflows; farmers rejoice|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/19/stories/2006081919080200.htm|access-date=3 October 2017|date=19 August 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125103842/http://hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006081919080200.htm&date=2006/08/19/&prd=th&|archive-date=2013-01-25|work=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It was constructed by a team working under K. Gopalswamy Mudhaliar{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}, the most popular engineer in that area.

==History==
Solaiyar Dam was officially opened in 1965; the Solaiyar Flanking was built in 1964 and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam in 1965.<ref name="Expert Eyes">{{cite web|first1=Roy|author1=Mathew Roy|title=Fact File on Major Dams owned by Kerala State Electricity Board|url=http://expert-eyes.org/dams.html|website=Expert Eyes|access-date=3 October 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Construction==
The area of the reservoir is 8.705 square km.<ref name="Expert Eyes" /> The height of the main dam is 66 metres, its width is 430 metres, and length 430.60 metres.<ref name="Expert Eyes" /> The Solaiyar Flanking has a height of 28 metres and width of 19 metres.<ref name="Expert Eyes" /> The Solaiyar Saddle Dam is 259 metres high and 109 metres wide.<ref name="Expert Eyes" />

== See also ==
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India]]
* [[Aliyar Reservoir]]

== References ==
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{{Power Plants of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Hydrography of Tamil Nadu}}
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