Thoonakkadavu Dam

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Thoonakkadavu Dam

Thoonakkadavu Dam is located on the , a tributary of the Parambikulam River, at in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in the Panchayath of Palakkad District, Kerala. It is a small storage reservoir that is a part of the .[1] The Peruvaripallam Dam is connected to the Parambikulam Dam by a canal [2] [3] through a 2.5 km long underground tunnel. The gets water from catchments downstream of Parambikulam and Thunakadavu dams. [4]

Reservoir[]

Thoonakadavu Reservoir

An adjacent canal also flows from this river to the reservoir. Reservoir attracts fishing businesses. Tourism is also developed around the Reservoir.[5] Water from Parambikulam dam drains to Thoonakadavu by gravity and after generation of 30 mW power at Sircarpathy, it will go through a Canal to reach .[6]

Sharing of water[]

Spillways

The water stored in the dam reservoir is used mainly for agriculture. Kerala needs to get water every year from The Parambikulam-Aliyar project and Tamil Nadu will provide 7.25 TMC from the proposed project.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Hindu : Move to use dead storage in Parambikulam dam". archive.ph. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  2. ^ "Dams". 2006-12-13. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. ^ "Statistics - Resources - Rainwaterharvesting.org". www.rainwaterharvesting.org. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  4. ^ "PORINGALKUTHU DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation". Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  5. ^ "Parambikulam Tour Package | Tree Top Hut | Thunakadavu Dam | Tunakadavu Teehouse". westernghatstourism.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  6. ^ Palaniappan, V. S. (2013-07-31). "Water release from Parambikulam to Thirumurthi in August". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-08.

Coordinates: 10°26′02″N 76°46′55″E / 10.434°N 76.782°E / 10.434; 76.782

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