Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · Tamil Nadu WRD
Andiappanur Odai
62.4% full
Gross capacity
0.11 TMC (3 MCM)
Live capacity
0.11 TMC (3 MCM)
River
Pambar
Basin
Pennaiyar
Primary use
irrigation ,power
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
12.509°N, 78.716°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Andiappanur Odai Dam has a gross capacity of 0.11 TMC (3 MCM); it is currently at 62.4% full, holding 0.07 TMC (2 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.11 TMC (3 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.11 TMC (3 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.07 TMC (2 MCM)
TMC is thousand million cubic feet, the unit used in Indian water reporting. 1 TMC = 28.3168 million cubic metres (MCM). Figures are converted from Tamil Nadu WRD, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
62.4%vs 7 days ago
N/Avs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
N/ADrought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Andiappanur Odai had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.48). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Tamil Nadu WRD.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
About Andiappanur Odai
As of October 22, 2026, Andiappanur Odai has a published fill of 62.4%, holding 0.07 TMC (2 MCM). Gross capacity is 0.11 TMC (3 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
No reading from about a week earlier is on file, so the 7-day change is not available.
Across the readings we hold for Andiappanur Odai — 1 data points between October 22, 2026 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 62.4% (October 22, 2026) to a high of 62.4% (October 22, 2026).
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation ,power. It lies within the Pennaiyar basin at 12.509°N, 78.716°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 62.4%
- Water stored
- 0.07 TMC (2 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.11 TMC (3 MCM)
- 7-day change
- N/A
- Primary use
- Irrigation ,power
- River
- Pambar
- River basin
- Pennaiyar
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 12.509°N, 78.716°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 62.4% | 2 |