Mettur meaning town with crests and troughs stanely reservoir is one of the largest reservoirs in India. Its source of water is the river Cauvery (Kaveri). It is total capacity is more than 90,000,000,000 cubic feet. The Santely Reservoir is one of the largest of its kind in the world. It was completed in 1934. The total length of the dam is 1700 m. The total areas of the dam are 40 sq. miles. The mettur Hydro Electrical power is also quite large. The dam, the park, the major hydro electrical power stations and hills on all sides makes mettur a good tourist attraction. It is industrial Toen. It has number of industries CHEMPLAST SANMAR LTD, MALCO, Mettur, Thermal Power station, Southern Iron and Stell (SISICOL), SIDCO MALCO runs a matriculation and higher secondary school. SISICOL is a new edition to religion though it is located a little of mettur. SISCOL is located at Pottaneri 15km from mettur and 32 km from Salem. SAIL Salem plant is nearby The town has a thermal power station (840MW)

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