Mettur

Mettur is a modern and tourism town situated in the Salem locale in the province of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam. Mettur is known for its big dam, control age, substance assembling, and aluminum creation. A large portion of the water prerequisites for water system in Tamil Nadu are given by the Mettur Dam. Generally the dam opens in June consistently for water system in the Kaveri Delta. Mettur is additionally one of the essential wellsprings of power for Tamil Nadu. The Mettur Thermal Power Station goes about as a base load control plant for the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board TNEB.

Mettur is additionally called the "Aluminum city of Tamil Nadu". Its aluminum plant, worked by MALCO, has its own bauxite mines at Yercaud Salem region and Kolli Hills Namakkal region. Mettur can be separated into upper and lower Mettur in light of whether the piece of the town lies upstream or downstream of the waterway. Mettur, signifying "town with peaks and troughs", got its name from the undulating rough nature of the land that makes the town a perfect place for the dam on Cauvery stream. There is a recreation center situated at the base of Mettur Dam, where you can see Snake park, Deer park, and the excellent view of the dam.