Vazhani Dam | |
Name Official: | Vazhani Dam |
Res Name: | Wadakkanchery River |
Location: | Vazhani, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
Operator: | Irrigation Department, Kerala |
Dam Length: | 792.48 metres |
Location Map: | India#India Kerala |
Coordinates: | 10.637°N 76.307°W |
Opening: | 1962 |
Extra: | Capacity: tmc ft. |
Country: | india |
Purpose: | Irrigation |
Owner: | Government of Kerala |
Dam Type: | Earth Dam |
Website: | www.vazhanidam.gov.in |
Vazhani Dam is a clay dam built across the Kechery River (also known as Wadakkancherry river) near Wadakkancherry in Thrissur district of Kerala. The water is used for irrigation and drinking purposes. The dam has a four-acre garden and the construction was completed in 1962.[1] Vazhani dam is built with mud and it is an earth dam like Banasura Sagar Dam