Mullaperiyar Dam (Malayalam: മുല്ലപെരിയാര്‍ അണകെട്ട് ) is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River.

It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, South India. It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water eastwards to Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu). It has a height of 53.6 m (176 ft) from the foundation and length of 365.7 m (1,200 ft).[1] The Periyar National Park in Thekkady is located around the dam's reservoir

The dam and the river are owned by and located in Kerala [1] but the dam is controlled and operated under a period lease by neighboring Tamil Nadu state.[1] The control and safety of the dam and the validity and fairness of the lease agreement have been points of dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu states.[6] The dam is an 'endangered' scheduled dam under the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2006.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

What will happen to Kerala and South India if Mullaperiyar Dam breaks?

8:23 AM  jal  2 comments

What will happen if Mullaperiyar Dam Collapses ? this question has been haunting minds of every Malayalee.The political battle over the Mullaperiyar dam is getting hotted up. The dam has a long history of 115 years, is also one of the oldest dams in India. It is situated at Idukki district in the Kerala portion in the Tamilnadu Kerala boarder. The dam happens to be sitting on a highly earthquake prone area and minor tremors are common in this region....

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