Chinnar Dam

Chinnar Dam is an irrigation dam located near Palacode in Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu, built across the Chinnar River, a tributary of the Ponnaiyar River system. Surrounded by agricultural lands and low hillocks, the dam creates a small reservoir used for irrigation and water storage. It is a quiet local attraction noted for its scenic water spread, earthen embankments and rural landscape.

Visitors can expect a small earthen dam with a reservoir, embankment walkway and open views of the water spread and surrounding farmland and scrub hills. The site is quiet and rural with limited development. Visitors can view the reservoir, take photographs, enjoy the calm landscape and observe local birds. There are no major commercial facilities, and the experience is primarily sightseeing and nature observation.

Chinnar Dam was constructed as a minor irrigation project across the Chinnar River in Dharmapuri district to support irrigation and groundwater recharge for surrounding agricultural villages in Palacode taluk. It is part of the Ponnaiyar river basin irrigation infrastructure developed by the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department.