Mullaperiyar Dam

Highlights

• Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River of Kumily panchayat in Idukki district of Indian state of Kerala.
• It is situated 150 km south east of Kochi and 200 km north east of state capital city of Trivandrum.
• It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above the sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, India.
• It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by workers under the command of Colonel John Pennycuick, and also reached in an agreement to divert water eastwards to the Madras Presidency area (present-day Tamil Nadu).
• It has a height of 53.6 m (176 ft) from the foundation, and a length of 365.7 m (1,200 ft).

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• •The Mullaperiyar Dam is a gravity dam made with concrete prepared from limestone and "surkhi" (burnt brick powder), and faced with rubble.
• •Gravity dams use their weight and the force of gravity to support the reservoir and remain stable.
• •The main dam has a maximum height of 53.6 m (176 ft) and length of 365.7 m (1,200 ft).
• •Its crest is 3.6 m (12 ft) wide while the base has a width of 42.2 m (138 ft).

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