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Idukki Dam

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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 and Kuravathi in Kerala, India. [1]

23 relations: Arch dam, Asia, Cheruthoni, Cheruthoni Dam, Government of Canada, Hydroelectricity, Idukki district, India, Indira Gandhi, Kerala, Kerala State Electricity Board, Kottayam, Kulamavu Dam, Kuravanmala, Moolamattom, Muvattupuzha, Parabolic arch, Pelton wheel, Periyar (river), Thodupuzha, Travancore, Udumbanchola, Watt.

Arch dam

An arch dam is a concrete dam that is curved upstream in plan.

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Asia

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.

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Cheruthoni

Cheruthoni is a town on the Cheruthoni River, a major tributary of the Periyar River, the second longest river in Kerala state, South India.

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Cheruthoni Dam

The Cheruthoni Dam, located in Idukki District, Kerala, India, is a 138m tall concrete gravity dam.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada), formally Her Majesty's Government (Gouvernement de Sa Majesté), is the federal administration of Canada.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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Idukki district

Idukki is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state, India, created on 26January 1972.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indira Gandhi

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (née Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician, stateswoman and a central figure of the Indian National Congress.

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Kerala

Kerala is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast.

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Kerala State Electricity Board

Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEBLtd) is a public sector agency under the Government of Kerala, India, that generates,transmits and distributes the electricity supply in the state.

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Kottayam

Kottayam is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Kulamavu Dam

Kulamavu Dam is a gravity/masonry dam on the Periyar river.

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Kuravanmala

Kuravanmala is located in Idukki district, Kerala, India.

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Moolamattom

Moolamattom is the headquarters of Arakulam Panchayath in Thodupuzha Taluk, Idukki district in Kerala, India.

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Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzha is a prominent old town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi.

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Parabolic arch

A parabolic arch is an arch shaped like a parabola.

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Pelton wheel

The Pelton wheel is an impulse-type water turbine.

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Periyar (river)

Periyar (meaning: big river) is the longest river and the river with the largest discharge potential in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Thodupuzha

Thodupuzha is the largest town and municipality in Idukki district in the Kerala state of India, spread over an area of 35.43 km2.

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Travancore

The Kingdom of Travancore was an Indian kingdom from 1729 until 1949.

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Udumbanchola

Udumbanchola is a taluk in Idukki district of Kerala state in India.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idukki_Dam

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