THE MALAMPUZHA DAM

Malampuzha Dam is the longest dam, in Kerala, And is Located in the Palakkad District close to the Kerala Tamilnadu Border. The dam is at the top in the list of those who come to Kerala. The garden in from of the dam is a point of focus for many Fifm diretors

The Malampuzha dam is a 6,066 ft. masonry structure built across Malampuzha, a tributary of Bharathapuzha, with a net - work of canal systems. It has an ayacut of 42,090 hectares. The dam and reservoir are located about eight kilometers from Olavakode railway station and 13kms. from Palakkad town. The project was started in 1949and commissioned in 1955. Having a catchments area of 145 sq.kms., the reservoir has a capacity of 8000m.e.ft.of water. There are two canal systems. The left back canal traverses a distance of 32 kms. to irrigate cultivable areas in the taluks of Palakkad, Chittur and Alathur. The right bank canal with a length of 32kms and irrigates areas in Palakkad taluk. The reservoir also provides drinking water to Palakkad town.

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MAP OF MALAMPUZHA DAM AND PALAKKAD