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Dam Attractions In Palakkad District

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Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Also, it is the largest district in Kerala from 2006. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District, on the northeast by The Nilgiris District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The district is 24.4% urbanized according to the census of 2011. The district is nicknamed the granary of Kerala and Rice bowl of Kerala.
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Dam Attractions In Palakkad District

  • 1. Malampuzha Garden and Dam Palakkad
    Malampuzha Dam is the largest reservoir in Kerala, located near Palakkad, in the state of Kerala in South India, built post independence by the then Madras state. Situated in the scenic hills of the Western Ghats in the background it is a combination of a masonry dam with a length of 1,849 metres and an earthen dam with a length of 220 metres. The dam is 355 feet high and crosses the Malampuzha River, a tributary of Bharathappuzha, Kerala's second longest river. There is a network of two canal systems that serve the dam's reservoir of 42,090 hectares.
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  • 2. Pothundi Dam Palakkad
    Pothundi Dam is an irrigation dam near Pothundi village in the Palakkad district of Kerala state, India. Constructed in the 19th century, it is considered one of the oldest dams in India. It provides irrigation to an area of 5,470 hectares in the Palakkad district and drinking water supply to the Nemmara, Ayalur, Melarcode Panchayat. An unusual feature of the earth dam is the core wall, which is built with a mixture of jaggery and quick lime. A popular festival held on the shores of the reservoir is known as the Nemmara Vallengi Vela Festival.
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  • 3. Malampuzha Dam Palakkad
    Malampuzha Dam is the largest reservoir in Kerala, located near Palakkad, in the state of Kerala in South India, built post independence by the then Madras state. Situated in the scenic hills of the Western Ghats in the background it is a combination of a masonry dam with a length of 1,849 metres and an earthen dam with a length of 220 metres. The dam is 355 feet high and crosses the Malampuzha River, a tributary of Bharathappuzha, Kerala's second longest river. There is a network of two canal systems that serve the dam's reservoir of 42,090 hectares.
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  • 4. Kanjirapuzha Dam Mannarkkad
    The Kanjirapuzha Dam, a masonry earth dam built for providing irrigation to a Cultural Command Area of 9,713 hectares , is located in the Palakkad district in the Indian state of Kerala. The reservoir, which has three islands within it, also has an established commercial fisheries development programme operated by the Fisheries Department.Construction of the dam, including the irrigation system, was started in 1961 at an initial cost of Rs. 3.65 crores which was revised to Rs. 101.19 crores . The irrigation command was partially developed in 1980 with a total CCA of 8,465 hectares . To complete the irrigation development in the entire command a new scheme titled Extension, Renovation and Modernisation Irrigation Project under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme initiated by the Pr...
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  • 5. Mangalam Dam Palakkad
    Mangalam dam is constructed across the river Cherukunnapuzha which is a tributary of Mangalam river. A canal system for irrigation purpose was completed and opened in 1966, in the Alathur taluk of Palakkad district in Kerala, South India. Most of the inhabitants come from, Perumbavoor Kottayam or Chalakkudy. There are rubber, pepper, coffee, and tapioca plantations in the area. Mangalam dam is 16 km away from Vadakkencherry. Karimkayam, Earth Dam, Odenthode, Kunjiarpathy, Kavilupara, Vattapara, Neethipuram, Ponkandam, Kadappara, Uppumanne, Olipara, Balaswaram-V.R.T and Choorupara are also in the area. A big landslide occurred in Kavilupara near to Odenthode during the 2007 floods.You can also see thick forest in the area of Karimkayam, Odenthode, Kadappara.
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  • 6. Parambikulam Dam Palakkad
    Parambikulam Dam is an embankment dam on the Parambikulam River, Parambikulam located in the Palakkad district in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, ranks number one in India as well as in the top ten embankment dams in the world in volume in the year 2000. This Dam was built at the time of Kamarajar. The dam is operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu but the ownership rests with Kerala, Per the agreement with Tamil Nadu, Kerala was supposed to receive 7.25 TMC feet of water per year from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project of which the Parambikulam Dam is a part. In 2004, Kerala did not receive any water after February 10, resulting in the drying up of paddy in thousands of acres in Chittur taluk. Since this agreement has still not been met as of July 2006, Kerala Water Resources Minister has ...
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  • 8. Walayar Dam Palakkad
    Walayar is a border town, located in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. The Kerala-Tamil Nadu border check post is situated here, which is marked by an arch. It is 26 km from Palakkad on the NH 544, 20km from the Coimbatore Railway station and 30km from the Coimbatore Airport.
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  • 9. Aliyar Dam Valparai
    Aliyar Reservoir is a 6.48 km2 reservoir located in Aliyar village near Pollachi town in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, South India. The dam is located in the foothills of Valparai, in the Anaimalai Hills of the Western Ghats. It is about 65 kilometres from Coimbatore. The dam offers some ideal getaways including a park, garden, aquarium, play area and a mini Theme-Park maintained by Tamil Nadu Fisheries Corporation for visitors enjoyment. The scenery is beautiful, with mountains surrounding three quarters of the reservoir. Boating is also available.
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  • 10. Sholayar Dam Valparai
    The Solaiyar Dam is part of the Solaiyar Hydroelectric Project . The project comprises the main Soliayar Dam, the Solaiyar Flanking, and the Solaiyar Saddle Dam. Upper Solaiyar or Upper Sholayar Dam is located 20 km from Valparai, a hill station in the Anaimalai Hills of the Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu India. As it is a part of the hydroelectric project of Tamil Nadu, special permission is required to visit the dam. Valparai is located 64 km from Pollachi and 55 km from Chalakudy, Kerala. The nearest railway station is Chalakkudy. The Solaiyar dam is a vital reservoir under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project and has a water storage capacity of 160 ft . The reservoir's overflowing waters are let into the Parambikulam Reservoir through the saddle dam.It was constructed by a team working und...
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