Malampuzha Dam
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Malampuzha Dam is the largest reservoir in Kerela, located near Palakkad in south India with 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.[1] The dam is 6,066 feet high and crosses the Malampuzha River, a tributary of Bharathappuzha , Kerela's longest river. There is a network of two canal systems that serve the dam's reservoir of 42,090 hectares.[2]
The dam project was begun in 1949 and completed in 1955. The total catchments area is 145 square kilometers, while the reservoir has a capacity of 8000 square meters of water. The canal systems serve to irrigate farm land while the reservoir provides drinking water to Palakkad and surrounding villages.[2]
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- ^ Malampuzha dam to celebrate Golden Jubilee. The Hindu (2005). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ a b Resevoir and irrigation - Malampuzha Dam. www.malampuzha.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
