Parambikulam Dam
Overview
- •Parambikulam Dam is an embankment dam on the Parambikulam River, 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.
Highlights
- This Dam was built at the time of Kamarajar.
- This is one of the Major irrigation schemes were planned in Kamaraj's period.
- 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 claus of agreement was not met as of July 2006, Kerala Water Resources Minister called for a review of the project agreement.
- On 17 October 2012, Kerala and Tamil Nadu reached an accord on Parambikulam-Aliyar water.
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FlexibleParambikulam Dam is an embankment dam on the Parambikulam River, 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.
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Parambikulam Dam is an embankment dam on the Parambikulam River, 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.
It is about 6.1 km from central Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary.
The most comfortable months are January, February, March, April and November; April is the hottest, with highs around 32°C.
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October to March
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