Solaiyar Dam
Introduction


[thumb\|250px\|Solaiyar Dam during early [Summer](/wiki/Summer "Summer")](/wiki/File:Upper_Sholayar_Dam.jpg "Upper Sholayar Dam.jpg")
[thumb\|250px\|Information about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu](/wiki/File:Information_about_tunnel_at_Solaiyar_Dam%2C_Tamil_Nadu.jpg "Information about tunnel at Solaiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu.jpg")

**Solaiyar Dam**, **Upper Solaiyar Dam** or **Upper Sholayar Dam** () is located  from [Valparai](/wiki/Valparai "Valparai"), a [hill station](/wiki/Hill_station "Hill station") in the [Anaimalai Hills](/wiki/Anaimalai_Hills "Anaimalai Hills") of the [Coimbatore district](/wiki/Coimbatore_district "Coimbatore district"), [Tamil Nadu](/wiki/Tamil_Nadu "Tamil Nadu") [India](/wiki/India "India"). As it is a part of the [hydroelectric](/wiki/Hydroelectricity "Hydroelectricity") project of Tamil Nadu, special permission is required to visit the dam.

Valparai is located  from [Pollachi](/wiki/Pollachi "Pollachi") and  from [Chalakudy](/wiki/Chalakudy "Chalakudy"), Kerala. The nearest railway station is [Pollachi](/wiki/Pollachi "Pollachi").

The reservoir of Solaiyar dam is a vital reservoir under the [Parambikulam Aliyar Project](/wiki/Aliyar_Reservoir "Aliyar Reservoir") and has a water storage capacity of . The reservoir's overflowing waters are let into the [Parambikulam Reservoir](/wiki/Parambikulam_Dam "Parambikulam Dam") through the saddle dam.

It was constructed by a team working under K. Gopalswamy Mudhaliar, the most popular engineer in that area.

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


How does the reservoir of Solaiyar dam affect nearby villages?