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    10km 6miles Thekkady Mullaperiyar Kumily    Mullaperiyar Dam (IPA: [mulːɐpːeɾijɐːr]) is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River of Idukki district of...
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    He undertook several irrigation works which included the masonry dam of Mullaperiyar on the Periyar River. Pennycuick was born on 15 January 1841 at Pune...
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    of Tamil Nadu and Kerala about the Mullaperiyar Dam on the Periyar river. Although the 127-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is located in Kerala, it is operated...
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    the only two non-cement dams in India, the other being the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala. The dam is built of surki mortar, a combination of mud and limestone...
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    Aruvioda sections in the west before reaching the Periyar Lake. The Mullaperiyar dam is constructed at the confluence of the Periyar and Mullayar to create...
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    Government of Kerala was keen to demolish the Mullaperiyar Dam because of safety concerns. However, the dam's reservoir is a prime source for irrigation...
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    The dam failures in Libya heightened awareness of the risk of dam collapses around the world. Specific attention was given to Mullaperiyar Dam in India...
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    a reservoir measuring 31 km2 (12 sq mi), which was formed when the Mullaperiyar Dam was erected in 1895. The reservoir and the Periyar River meander around...
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    oldest dam in Kerala is Mullaperiyar. It was inaugurated in 1895. The largest dam in Kerala is Idukki Dam, which also one of the largest arch-dams in Asia...
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  • Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) complained that the film is based on the Mullaperiyar Dam dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The DMK party chief M. Karunanidhi...
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  • industry. She played the role of Razia in Sohan Roy's Dam, which may have been based on the Mullaperiyar Dam dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The DMK party...
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    tiger reserve in 1978. The splendid artificial lake formed by the Mullaperiyar Dam across the Periyar River adds to the charm of the park. The greatest...
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    Niagara of South India". Controversy about a state-proposed hydroelectric dam on the Chalakudy River above the waterfalls began in the 1990s and continued...
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    Karapuzha Dam located in the Wayanad district of Kerala, is one of the biggest earth dams in India. Karapuzha Dam is located in the greenish and natural...
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  • Khan in 2010. The story is loosely based on John Penniquick who built Mullaperiyar Dam. He had also penned the dialogues for the film. The pre-production...
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  • Mullakudy just at the beginning of the Periyar lake formed by the Mullaperiyar dam. Periyar - Main river Muthirapuzha River Cheruthoni Perinjankutti Edamalayar...
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    Peechi Dam thrissur is situated 22 km (14 mi) outside Thrissur city in Kerala, India. The dam was started as an irrigation project for the surrounding...
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    The Idukki Dam is a double-curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills locally known as Kuravan...
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    Iraq. He was instrumental in taking up the issue of the safety of Mullaperiyar Dam. He initiated a number of innovative steps in drinking water sector...
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  • Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs is a short documentary film about the Mullaperiyar Dam, and the possible natural disaster inherent in the structure. This...
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    main dam known as Banasurasagar Dam, an earth fill dam and a concrete gravity spillway dam and six saddle dams namely, a) Kosani ( Earth fill dam) 13.8...
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    2007. India portal Bisonvalley Kolukkumalai Kunchithanny Marayur Mattupetty Dam Munnar Tea Museum 2015 Munnar Plantation strike Pallivasal Rajakkad Wayanad...
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    Mattupetty Dam (Madupetty Dam), near Munnar in Idukki District, is a storage concrete gravity dam built in the mountains of Kerala, India to conserve water...
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    present-day Theni District was sparsely populated before the 1900s. In 1886 Mullaperiyar dam project bought some part of the water from Periyar River downhill to...
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  • are in fear, as the tremours may cause the delicate Mullaperiyar Dam to burst at any time. If the dam breaks, the 1,000 houses in Upputhara will be the...
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  • Malampuzha Dam Malankara Dam Mangalam Dam Mattupetty Dam Meenkara Dam Mullaperiyar Dam Neyyar Dam Parambikulam Dam Pazhassi Dam Peechi Dam Peringalkuthu Dam Peruvaripallam...
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    initiated a case in the Supreme Court to uphold the state's rights on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue. As a result, in May 2014, a Supreme Court verdict allowed the...
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    water from Mullaperiyar Dam sending 1000 cumecs of water downstream. Cheruthoni Dam Cheruthoni dam List of reservoirs and dams in India Idukki Dam Moolamattom...
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    Kerala, and 42 dams and reservoirs. The dams and reservoirs in Kerala include Solaiyar Dam, Kakkayam Dam, Idamalayar Dam, Peringalkuthu Dam and Kakki Reservoir...
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  • mainly due to the indiscriminate working of the sluice valves of the Mullaperiyar Dam without giving any previous warning. The rainfall all over the country...
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