मलामपुझा
Malampuzha Dam is the second largest reservoir in Kerala, located near Palakkad, in the state of Kerala in South India, built post independence by the then Madras state. Situated in 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.[2] The dam is 355 feet high and crosses the Malampuzha River, a tributary of Bharathappuzha, Kerala's second longest river. There is a network of two canal systems that serve the dam's reservoir of 42,090 hectares.<ref name=malampuzha>"About Malampuzha Dam". मलामपुझा केरल के वेंबनाड जिला में एही नाँव के बंधा के रिजर्वायर हवे। एकर नाँव बगल में मौजूद गाँव के नाँव पर रखल गइल हवे।
| Malampuzha Dam | |
|---|---|
 Malampuzha Gardens | |
    Location of Malampuzha Dam in India#India Kerala#India Tamil Nadu | |
| Official name | മലമ്പുഴ അണക്കെട്ട് |
| Location | Palakkad District, Kerala |
| Coordinates | 10°49′49.8″N 76°41′1.5″E / 10.830500°N 76.683750°Eनिर्देशांक: 10°49′49.8″N 76°41′1.5″E / 10.830500°N 76.683750°E |
| Construction began | March 1949 |
| Opening date | 9 October 1955 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Malampuzha river |
| Height | 115.06 m |
| Length | 2,069 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Malampuzha Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 226 million cubic metres[1] |
| Catchment area | 147.63 sq. km. |
संदर्भ
संपादन करीं- ↑ "Malampuzha Dam, Brief about project". India-WRIS, National Remote Sensing Centre.
- ↑ "Malampuzha dam to celebrate Golden Jubilee". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2005-08-19. Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2008-02-05.