The Poigai Dam in India was planned, built and inaugurated in 2000 by the then ruling government DMK. Kalaingar Karunaneethi, the chief minister of the time was instrumental in construction and Durai Murugan, public affairs minister opened the dam for public.
The dam mainly serves the surrounding localities like
Aralvaimozhi
Aralvaimozhi is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a small town situated in southern India. The town was earlier called as ''Aramboly'' during colonial period.
History
Aralvaimozhi pass was a s ...
for agriculture and drinking purposes. Farmers cultivating crops in 242 acres in
Thovalai
Thovalai is a small village located in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. The area is well known in India for its production of flowers, especially jasmine. The taluk was among several in Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the ...
,
Chenbagaramanpudur,
Aralvoimozhi, and
Pazhavur villages would get water through water channels and 208.23 acres of land would get water for irrigation through eight ponds along the downstream of the dam fed by the water channel. Another 497.62 acres of land would get water through eight other irrigation system ponds fed by the river.
The tail-end farmers would be benefited with the release of water from the Poigai dam. The full capacity of the dam is 42 feet.
References
Dams in Tamil Nadu
Dams completed in 2000
2000 establishments in Tamil Nadu
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