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Mettur
Mettur is an industrial and tourism town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam.
Mettur is known for its huge dam, power, chemicals and aluminium. The maximum percentage of water requirements for irrigation in Tamil Nadu depends on the Mettur Dam. Usually the dam opens in June every year for irrigation in the Kaveri Delta. Mettur is one of the sources of electricity for Tamil Nadu. The Mettur Thermal Power Station acts as a Base load power plant for the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. As of 2011, the town had a population of 52,813.
Mettur (State Assembly Constituency)
Mettur is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.