Mullaperiar Dam

Mullaperiyar jam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Mullaperiyar decameter| | Location of Mullaperiyar Dam| Official name| Periyar Dam [1]| unpolished| India| Location| Kerala| Coordinates| 9°31?43?N 77°8?39?E? / ?9.52861°N 77.14417°E? / 9.52861; 77.14417Coordinates: 9°31?43?N 77°8?39?E? / ?9.52861°N 77.14417°E? / 9.52861; 77.14417| Status| Operational| saying began| 1887| Opening  epoch| 1895| Owner(s)| Kerala| Dam and spillways| Type of  decametre| Masonry solemness obturate irrigation| elevation (foundation)| 53.66 m (176 ft)[1]| Length| 365.85 m (1,200 ft) (main)[1]| heyday width| 3.6 m (12 ft)| Base width| 42.2 m (138 ft)[2]| Impounds| Periyar River| Spillways| 13 [3]| Spillway  depicted object| 3,454.62 cubic metres per second (121,999 cu ft/s) [1]| Reservoir| capacitor| 443,230,000 m3 (359,332 acre·ft)| Active capacity| 299,130,000 m3 (242,509 acre·ft)[4]| Max.   water depth| 47.2 m (155 ft)| force-out station| Installed capacity| [2]| Mullaperiyar Dam (Malayalam: ?????????????? ???????? ))(Tamil: ???????? ???????? ???) is a masonry gravity obstruct on the Periyar River.

[1][2][5] It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) preceding(prenominal) mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of the occidental Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki rule of Kerala, South India. It was constructed among 1887 and 1895 by the British organization to abstract water eastwards to Madras Presidency area (the present-day(prenominal) Tamil Nadu). It has a height of 53.6 m (176 ft) from the foundation and distance of 365.7 m (1,200 ft).[1] The Periyar National Park in The kkady is located virtually the dams reservo! ir. The dam and the river are owned by and located in Kerala [1] barely the dam is controlled and operated under a period remove by neighboring Tamil Nadu state.[1] The control and safety of the dam and the daring and fairness of the lease agreement have been points of deviation between Kerala and Tamil Nadu states.[6] The dam is an endangered...If you want to get a spacious essay, order it on our website: OrderEssay.net

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