Aliyar Dam Park

Aliyar Dam Park is a landscaped park adjoining the Aliyar Dam reservoir near Pollachi in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. Located at the foothills of the Anaimalai Hills of the Western Ghats, the dam was built across the Aliyar River as part of the Parambikulam Aliyar Project. The park is known for its maintained gardens, reservoir views, boating facility and mountain backdrop, serving as a popular day-trip destination from Pollachi and Coimbatore.

Visitors can expect a well-maintained garden and park area on the banks of the Aliyar reservoir with lawns, flower beds, tree-lined pathways and viewpoints overlooking the water and surrounding Anaimalai Hills. The site includes a small aquarium, children's play area and boating jetty where pedal and row boats operate on the reservoir. The setting is open and scenic with views of the dam structure, forested hills and coconut groves.

Aliyar Dam was constructed between 1959 and 1969 across the Aliyar River as part of the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP), a joint inter-state multipurpose irrigation and hydroelectric project involving Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The project was developed for irrigation, flood control and power generation in the Coimbatore region.