Banasura Sagar Dam

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Geographical Data
Banasura Sagar Dam
Impounds	Karamanathodu
Locale	Wayanad, Kerala, India
Coordinates	11°40′12″N, 75°57′28″E
Capacity: tmc ft.

Banasura Sagar Dam, which impounds the Karamanathodu tributary of the Kabini River, is part of the Indian Banasurasagar Project consisting of a dam and a canal project started in 1979.^[1] The goal of the project is to support the Kakkayam Hydro electric power project and satisfy the demand for irrigation and drinking water in a region known to have water shortages in seasonal dry periods.

The Banasura Sagar Dam is located 21 km from Kalpetta, in Wayanad District of Kerala in the Western Ghats. It is the largest earthen dam in India and the second largest in Asia, and an ideal starting point for hikes into the surrounding scenic mountains.^[2] It is an important tourist attraction.^[3]

In the dam's reservoir there is a set of islands that were formed when the reservoir submerged the surrounding areas.^[4] The islands with the Banasura hills in the background provide a spectacular view.^[5]

1 Current status
2 See also
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Current status

Although the Banasura Sagar Dam is in place, the Banasura Sagar Project is not complete, even after a great monetary expenditure and is in a similar state to the Incomplete Karapuzha Irrigation Project.^[6]

[edit] See also

List of reservoirs and dams in India

[edit] Notes

^ Government of Kerala Tenth Five Year Plan 2002-07 Report. Government of Kerala. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
^ Statistical Data. Kerala Government. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
^ Places of Tourist Importance. Wayanad Government. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
^ Wayanad outdoor trails. wayanad.org. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
^ Wayanad. Fast Finder Kerala. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
^ Incomplete Karapuzha Irrigation Project - A Bird's Eye View. World Commission on Dams. Retrieved on 2006-10-15.

[edit] External links

Government of Kerala Tenth Five Year Plan 2002-07 Report of the Working Group on 'Water Resources & Environment - Approach, Policies and Reforms' {PDF)

	The River Kaveri
Dams	Banasura Sagar Dam \| Bangara Doddi Nala \| Grand Anicut \| Krishna Raja Sagara Dam \| Madadkatte \| Mettur Dam \| Stanley Reservoir
Tributaries	Amaravati River \| Arkavathy River \| Bhavani River \| Hemavati River \| Honnuhole River \| Kabini River \| Lakshmana Tirtha River \| Lokapavani River \| Noyyal River \| Pambar River \| Shimsha River
Cities and Towns	Karikal \| Kodagu \| Kollidam \| Kushalanagara \| Nagapattinam \| Poompuhar \| Srirangam \| Srirangapatna \| Talakad \| Talakaveri \| Thanjavur \| Tiruchirapalli
Physical Features	Bay of Bengal \| Deccan plateau \| Hogenakal Falls \| Shivanasamudra Falls \| Western Ghats
Riparian States and Union Territories	Karnataka \| Kerala \| Pondicherry \| Tamil Nadu