Anathode Dam Explained

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Anathode Dam
Country:India
Location:Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Purpose:P
Status:O
Owner:Kerala State Electricity Board
Dam Type:G
Spillway Count:4
Spillway Type:Ogee shaped, radial gates, each of size 12.8 x 6.1m
Dam Crosses:Kakki river
Coordinates:9.3417°N 77.15°W
Plant Capacity:340
Res Name:Kakki reservoir
Website:KSEB - Official website
Name Official:Anathode Flanking Dam
Plant Commission:1967
Plant Turbines:2 x 60 MW & 4 x 55 MW, Pelton-type
Plant Annual Gen:1338 MU
Plant Operator:Kerala State Electricity Board
Plant Name:Sabarigiri Power Station
Spillway Capacity:1785 m³/sec

Anathode Dam is a flanking dam of masonry gravity type situated in Sethathode panchayath of Seethathode village in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. This dam is constructed on Anathode river which is a tributary of Pamba river.[1]

Anathode is a stream which joins Kakki river downstream of Kakki dam before the confluence with Pamba river. The dam makes a common reservoir with Kakki. The spillway for the reservoir complex is located by the side of Anathode Flanking Dam. The reservoirs formed by the two dams are connected through the natural valley.[2] Kakki & Anathode dams are about 4 kilometers apart by road. Taluks through which release flows are Ranni, Konni, Kozhencherry, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Kuttanadu, Mavelikara and Karthikappally.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala State. Electricity Board Ltd.. Emergency Action Plan (Tier- I) Pamba, Anathode & Kakki Dams.
  2. Web site: Pathanamthitta. DM PLANS. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726104429/https://pathanamthitta.nic.in/dm-plans/ . 2021-07-26 .
  3. Web site: Kakki Dam – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation. 2021-07-26. en-US.
  4. Web site: Indiawris. Dams in Kerala. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190642/https://indiawris.gov.in/wiki/doku.php?id=dams_in_kerala . 2021-07-09 .