Mangalam Dam
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Mangalam Dam | |
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Location of Mangalam Dam in India | |
Coordinates | 10°30′33″N 76°32′06″E / 10.50917°N 76.53500°E |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Cherukunnapuzha |
Mangalam Dam is a dam built across the river Cherukunnapuzha (a tributary of Mangalam River) in Palakkad district of Kerala, India. The dam has a capacity of 25.34 million cubic feet.[1] A canal system for irrigation purpose was completed and opened in 1966, in the Alathur taluk of Palakkad district.
Geography[]
Most of the inhabitants come from, Perumbavoor Kottayam or Chalakkudy. There are rubber, pepper, coffee, and tapioca plantations in the area.
Mangalam dam is 16 km away from Vadakkencherry. , Earth Dam, , , , Vattapara, , , , , , and are also in the area.
A big landslide occurred in Kavilupara near to Odenthode during the 2007 floods. There is a thick forest in the area of Karimkayam, Odenthode, Kadappara.
See also[]
- Mangalam Dam (village)
References[]
- ^ Census of India, 1991: Palakkad. Controller of Publications. 1993. p. 23.
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- Dams in Kerala
- Buildings and structures in Palakkad district
- Bharathappuzha
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