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ABOUT MULLAPERIYAR DAM
Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam over Periyar River and its tributary Mullayar, hence Mullaperiyar.
Height : 176 ft [ 54 m ]
Long : 1200 ft [ 366 m ]
Location : 2,889 ft (881 m) above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Thekkadi, Idukki District of Kerala, India.
Construction : 1895 by the British Government, to divert water eastwards to Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu).
Landmark : The Periyar National Park, Thekkady is located around the dam's reservoir.
Even-though the dam and the river are fully owned by and located in Kerala , the dam is controlled and operated on a period lease by Tamil Nadu. The safety of the dam has been a matter of concern and a point of dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu States.
The name of Mullaperiyar dam is derived from a portmanteau of Mullayar and Periyar.As the dam is located in the convergence of the Mullayar and Periyar rivers, the river was called Mullaperiyar. The Periyar National Park, Thekkady is located close to the park Periyar reservoir. The backwaters of this dam form this park.
Purpose :The water utilization is mainly for irrigation purpose.
Height : 176 ft [ 54 m ]
Long : 1200 ft [ 366 m ]
Location : 2,889 ft (881 m) above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Thekkadi, Idukki District of Kerala, India.
Construction : 1895 by the British Government, to divert water eastwards to Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu).
Landmark : The Periyar National Park, Thekkady is located around the dam's reservoir.
Even-though the dam and the river are fully owned by and located in Kerala , the dam is controlled and operated on a period lease by Tamil Nadu. The safety of the dam has been a matter of concern and a point of dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu States.
The name of Mullaperiyar dam is derived from a portmanteau of Mullayar and Periyar.As the dam is located in the convergence of the Mullayar and Periyar rivers, the river was called Mullaperiyar. The Periyar National Park, Thekkady is located close to the park Periyar reservoir. The backwaters of this dam form this park.
Purpose :The water utilization is mainly for irrigation purpose.
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