At a distance of 70 Kms from Madurai, Vaigai Dam is a big dam constructed on the river Vaigai and is located close to Andipatti.
The dam has been the life line of the agricultural lands within the neighbourhood and due to it the areas have flourished in leaps and bounds. It supplies clear and recent consuming water to entire of the area of Madurai and Andipatti. Agricultural analysis establishment too has been developed close to the dam in order to analysis on all kinds of crops together with cereals and pulses.