Siruvani Dam Explained

Siruvani dam
Name Official:ശിരുവാണി അണക്കെട്ട്
Location Map:India Kerala#India
Location Map Caption:Location in Kerala##Location in India
Coordinates:10.9767°N 76.642°W
Location:Palakkad, Kerala
Purpose:Water Supply
Opening:1984
Dam Crosses:Siruvani River
Res Capacity Total:2550000000NaN0[1] (9 tmc ft)
Res Capacity Active:1842000000NaN0 (6.5 tmc ft)

Siruvani dam is a dam in Palakkad District, Kerala located 46 km away from Palakkad town. This dam constructed across the Siruvani River, is for supplying drinking water to the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The dam is surrounded by reserve forests. Muthikulam hill is situated on the eastern side of the dam. There is a natural waterfall in the hill. The waterfalls and the Dam are big tourist attractions. The famous 150-year-old Pattiyar Bungalow is on the banks of the Siruvani Reservoir.An agreement was executed in August 1973 between the state Governments for drinking water supply to Coimbatore town and neighbouring areas from the Siruvani Dam. The location being in the state of Kerala, the project was executed by the Kerala Public Works Department using the funds made available by the Tamil Nadu Government. [2] [3] [4] The gross storage capacity of the dam is 9 tmc ft[5]

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Notes and References

  1. National Register of large dams (2019 Ed), Central Water commission, Govt of India
  2. http://www.idrb.in/malayalam/images/pdf/dams.pdf{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 11 December 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000409/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/images/d/d4/116.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf . 2011-07-21 .
  5. National Register of large dams(2019 Ed),Central Water Commission, Govt. of India