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Idukki Arch Dam - Asia's first arch dam

Idukki Arch Dam



Idukki Arch Dam is the first arch dam in   Asia. It is also the largest reservoir in Kerala. This reservoir is located on the    Periyar river in the Idukki district. Idukki dam is situated at Painavu in vazhathoppu grama panchayath. The Kerala state electricity board owns the dam, which is being built to generate electricity. The dam is located across the Periyar river in the Idukki district. The hydropower project was inaugurated in 1976 by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi. The main dam of the project is connected to the kuravan- kurathi hills. The biggest feature of this reservoir is that it is made up of three dams. The dam was built to prevent the rising water from flowing through the cheruthoni river. Similarly, the kulamavu dam was constructed to prevent the loss of water through the kilivalli stream.

The Idukki Dam, located in Kerala, India, is a 168.91 m (554 ft) altitudinous bow levee. The levee stands between the two mountains – Kuravanmala (839) m and Kurathimala (925) m. It was constructed and is possessed by the Kerala State Electricity Board. It supports a 780 MW hydroelectric power station. 

 It's erected on the Periyar River, in the notch between the Kuravan and Kurathi Hills in Kerala, India. At167.68 meters, it's one of the loftiest bowheads in Asia and the third altitudinous bow levee. It started generating power on 4 October 1975. (1) Technically, the levee type is a concrete double curve parabolic, thin bow levee. 

 This levee was constructed along with two other heads at Cheruthoni and Kulamavu. Together, the three heads have created an artificial lake that's 60 km ² in area. The stored water is used to produce electricity at the Moolamattom Powerhouse, which is located near rocky grottoes. The Government of Canada backed in the structure of the levee with long term loans and subventions 







During the construction phase of the project,15000 workers were employed. According to official figures, 85 people died in accidents. An Adivasi elder named Kolumban showed the kuravan- kurathi gorge to Saip. Idukki dam is a 780MW electric project. It is 169 meters high,366 meters long, and 7.62 meters wide. when you reach the bottom, the width will increase to 19.81 meters.  Idukki dam has the unique feature of being a dam without shutters. The cheruthoni and kulamavu dams will be opened when the need arises. Moolamattom is home to the largest hydroelectric powerhouse in India. There is also an underground station at moolamattom. Although the maximum storage capacity is 74.5 million cubic feet, it can occur up to 70.5 DMC.  Visitors are allowed to visit from August to March..




Idukki Hill View Park



The hill view park is located in the middle of the road leading to the Idukki dam. There are two main ways to enter the Idukki dam. One way is through Idukki and another way is from cheruthoni. If you are going to see the dam from the Idukki side, you can walk and see the dam and come to the cheruthoni. Otherwise, if you are going to see the dam from cheruthoni , you can come to Idukki to see the dam. When we go to see the dam from the side of cheruthoni, we can see hill view park. In fact, the hill view park is located on a cheruthoni. There are so many things for kids to enjoy. A variety of flowering plants are also planted with herbal plants and crotons. There is an entrance fee to enter hill view park. Hill view park is located close to the Idukki dam. Whenever we go to see Idukki dam or come back, we can go to the park at any time.



Idukki hill view park

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