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Three dams - Munnar Headworks Dam, Lower Periyar Dam, and Maniyar Dam - have no drainage area across the river. The Idukki Dam and Idamalayar Dams hold 48 percent of the total storage capacity combined of all dams in Kerala. There are multiple dams in 3 reservoirs - Gavi Dam, Kakki Dam, and Idukki Dam. In addition, there are 10 large barrages ...
[2] [8] [9] Although the Periyar River has a total catchment area of 5398 km 2 with 114 km 2 downstream from the dam in Tamil Nadu, [10] [11] the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar Dam itself lies entirely in Kerala and thus not an inter-State river. [12] [13] [14] On 21 November 2014, the water level hit 142 feet for first time in 35 years. [15]
[1] [2] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [3] About 447 large dams are under construction in India. [4] In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States. Uttarakhand's Tehri Dam, is one of the largest dams in the world and was constructed in the 2006 across Ganges River.
Neyyar dam is a gravity dam on the Neyyar River in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, South India, located on the foot of the Western Ghats about 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram. [1] It was established in 1958 and is a popular picnic spot.
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The dams were built in 1966 as part of the Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project. Full reservoir level (FRL) is 981.45 meters above sea level according to the operators of the "twin" reservoirs, the Kerala State Electricity Board. [2] The reservoir, which is also a tourist spot, is nestled in the Ranni reserve forest, very close to the Western Ghats ...
Kundala Dam (Malayalam: കുണ്ടള അണക്കെട്ട്), also known as Setuparvatipuram Dam, is a masonry gravity dam built on Muthirapuzha River in Mattupetty panchayat of Idukki district in Kerala, India. [1] It is part of the Pallivasal Hydroelectric Project, the first hydroelectric project in Kerala. [2]
The contract with the government is for 30 years. The electricity generated is paid by the company to Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). In addition to the Ullunkal project, EDCL has the Karikkayam Hydroelectric Project in the Kakkad River downstream of the Allunkal dam, with an installed capacity of 15 MW (3 × 5 MW).