Mettur to Salem

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Coimbatore To Bangalore (Sakthi)
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About Mettur

SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS takes to the Mettur, meaning 'town with crests and troughs', obtained its name owing to the undulating rocky nature of the land that makes the town an ideal place for the DAM on Cauvery river the life line of north and central Tamil Nadu. Stanley Reservoir.

Mettur is located at border of the Erode, Salem and Dharmapuri districts and equidistant from the district headquarters and about one and half hours by road from these district headquarters.

Palamalai (malai means hill in local lingo) is an offshoot of the Eastern Ghats geographically contiguous with the BR hills range as they reach out to merge with the Western Ghats at Nilgiris.

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Mettur dam will soon be opened for samba cultivation, you can view the mettur dam through travels called SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS .The Mettur Dam has been constructed in a gorge, where teh River Kaveri enters the plains. The dam is one of teh oldest in India. It provides irrigation facilities to Salem, Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur district for 2,71,000 acres of farm lands. There is a lovely park close to teh dam. Big industrial units, are also located here.This multi purpose dam built on the River Cauvery is a nice picnic spot, situated as it is, amidst well maintained gardens. Water from the Stanley reservoir is used for irrigating a major portion of the plains of central Tamil Nadu. Mettur is a picnic spot situated 60 Km from Salem. An industrial town on the west bank of the Kaveri. The river fish caught here are exported as far as Calcutta.

Mettur is a picnic spot situated 60 Km. from Salem. An industrial town on the west bank of the Kaveri. The river fish caught here are exported as far as Calcutta.

Places to see in Mettur

Mettur Chemical And Industrial Corporation,Mettur System, Mettur Thermal Power Station,Mettur Dam, Dam Park, Muniappan (Or) Aiyanar Temple, Utthumalai, Namakkal, Aragalur,Kodumanal, Bhavani, Kolli Hills, Tiruchengodu, Erode, Kodumudi, Kodiveri Dam (Near Gobichettipalayam), Hogenakkal Waterfalls. Mettur place can be visited by SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS with gives the facility for online or internet booking.

A beautiful park opposite to Dam was formed with Lawns, fountains. This park attracts large number of tourists SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS from nearby districts.

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About Salem

SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS takes to the city called Salem, the name 'Salem' appears to have been derived from Sela or Shalya by which the term refers to the country around the hills, as in the inscriptions. Local tradition claims Salem as the birth place of Tamil poetess Avvaiyar. Salem is also well known for MANGOES.

Salem SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS is the one of the town of Tamil Nadu located in the Western part of the southern most state of India. Almost completely surrounded by hills, Salem is one of the major textile centres in the World. Salem city had population of about 693,236 according to the census of 2001. Also a survey of 2006 says that the current estimated population is about 8.4 lakhs. Also Salem city is said to be the fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu in landscape.

Salem SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS is also called as Steel City, Agro City, Limestone City, Electric City, and Mango City. Which itself gives a definition for the name ‘SALEM’.

The reason for the names is,

Steel city - The Salem is the Existence of Steel plant in the City.

Agro City- Salem is gifted with large area of Agricultural lands in and around the city and Salem District.

Limestone City- Salem SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS is also gifted with natural resource like Limestone, Magnesium carbonate and iron ore in the foothills of yercaud. Thus the availability of limestone gives this name to the city. Electric City- The power grid in Mettur Dam situated near the city. This is a very important source of power for northern parts of TamilNadu and even to Bangalore city in Karnataka. Mango City- This is the name this city is called right from the earlier days. Salem is larger and biggest market in south India for Mangoes.

Salem SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS. About this sound pronunciation is a city and a corporation in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located in the north central part of the southernmost state of India. It is the 5th largest Municipal Corporation and Urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu next to Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy.

Salem SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS is a part of the Kongu Nadu, an ancient division of Tamilakam comprising the western Tamil Nadu. Almost completely surrounded by hills, Salem is at the base of the renowned tourist destination of Yercaud hills, which offers breathtaking views both along the ride up the hill and from the peak. There are also remote sites of beauty such as Kiliyur Falls and Kavery peak. Yercaud is at an altitude of 1600 m above mean sea level.

Salem SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS city is surrounded by a natural amphitheater of hills formed by the Nagaramalai to the north, the Jarugumalai to the south, the Kanjamalai to the west, and Godumalai to the east. It is divided by the river Thirumanimuthar in the main division. The fort area is the oldest part of the town.

Salem is a transit point for travel between Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Madurai, Ernakulam/Cochin, Pondicherry, Trichy, Tirunelveli(nellai) and other places. As this makes possible for through SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS

Salem has 2 major Bus Stations as mentioned below

* MGR Integrated Bus Terminus also called as Central Bus Terminus (New Bus Stand)- Mofussil Routes
* Town Bus Station (Old Bus Stand)- Local Routes which is located in the congested part of the town. This is also known as Anna Bus stand in which the above stations can be done through SOUMYA TOURS AND TRAVELS

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