Idukki Dam Tourism

It is built on the periyar.

Visakha tourism places. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in idukki india on tripadvisor. As a tourist destination idukki offers diverse attractions like wildlife sancturies hill stations. The river pamba also has its origin here.

Moreover a wind energy farm is found in ramakkalmedu an important hill station and a tourist hotspot of idukki. The public entry was allowed on. Hill stations in kerala.

The idukki arch dam kulamavu dam and cheruthoni dam are the three important dams in idukki. High ranges and wooded valleys are girded by three main rivers periyar thalayar and thodupuzhayar and their tributaries. A landlocked district idukki is one of the most nature rich areas of kerala.

The turnout of visitors to the idukki dam which has been opened for public in connection with the festival season of christmas new year is comparatively less this time. An ideal picnic spot situated in the idukki district of kerala the cheruthoni dam being 138 m tall is the largest concrete gravity dam close to the idukki arch dam. Idukki is situated at the top of western ghats surrounded by mountains.

Find what to do today this weekend or in june. A visit to these dams is worth while as they are located in scenic backdrops. Constructed across the periyar river this third highest dam in the country was built in 1976 as a part of the idukki hydroelectric project along with two other dams namely.

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 kurathi in kerala indiaat 16891 metres 5542 ft it is one of the highest arch dams in asiait is constructed and owned by the kerala state electricity boardit supports a 780 mw hydroelectric power station in moolamattom which. Attached to this dam of 650 feet length and 550 feet height two other dams are also there in kulmavu and. The dam stands between the two mountains kuravanmala 839m and kurathimala 925m.

The idukki dam located in kerala india is a 16891 m 554 ft tall arch dam. We have reviews of the best places to see in idukki. Visit top rated must see attractions.

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This arch dam built across the kuravan kurathi mountain is wonderful and beyond description. The asias first and the worlds second great arch dam is in idukki. However with the arrival of the onam holidays and the restrictions being eased there is an opportunity for an outing.