Pillur Dam

Pillur Dam is a masonry gravity dam built across the Bhavani River near Pillur village in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, about 30 km north of Coimbatore city. Completed in the early 1970s, it forms a large reservoir surrounded by forested hills of the Western Ghats. The dam is notable for supplying drinking water to Coimbatore and Tiruppur and for hydroelectric power generation, and is visited for its scenic reservoir and forested surroundings.

Visitors can expect a large reservoir on the Bhavani River set amid forested hills of the Western Ghats. The site offers views of the dam structure, the water spread, and surrounding green hills. Access is typically limited to designated viewpoints and approach roads. The area is quiet and natural, suitable for sightseeing and photography of the reservoir and landscape. There is no extensive developed tourist complex at the dam itself.

Pillur Dam was constructed across the Bhavani River between the mid-1960s and early 1970s and commissioned in 1972 as part of the Pillur water supply and hydroelectric scheme. It was built to provide drinking water to Coimbatore city and later Tiruppur, and to generate hydroelectric power through the Pillur power house.