Lower Meenmutty dam is a small dam Constructed across

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. Lower Meenmutty weir is constructed as a part of Lower Meenmutty Small Hydro Electric Project. The scheme envisages the development of power by utilizing the water of river Kallar in the Vamanapuram basin. A power plant of 3.5 MegaWatt capacity generates the power using the waters from the dam. After the power generation the water flows to Kallar river and it further flows through

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Specifications

*Latitude : 8⁰ 43′ 00 ” N *Longitude : 77⁰ 01′ 00” E *Panchayath : Nandiyodu *Village : Nandiyodu *District : Thiruvananthapuram *River Basin : Kallar ar *River : Kallar ar *Release from Dam to river : Kallar ar *Taluk through which release flows : Nedumangadu, Chirayinkeezhu *Year of completion : 2005 *Name of Project : Lower Meenmutty SHEP *Purpose of Project : Hydro Power *Type of Dam Concrete – Gravity *Classification Weir *Maximum Water Level (MWL) : EL 64.50 m *Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) : EL 62.75 m *Storage at FRL : 0.326 Mm3 *Height from deepest foundation : *Length : *Spillway : Ogee – Overflow section- Ungated *Crest Level : EL 62.75 m *River Outlet : 2 Nos. scour pipe 1.0 m diameter

Tourism around the Dam

Kerala State Electricity Board has developed hydel tourism projects around the dam which attracts tourists. It is located in an eco-friendly place that is surrounded by a forest on one side, situated on the shores of vamanapuram river. The popular activities at this destination includes boating, river rafting, and a travelling ice cream parlour.

External Links

Lower meenmutty SHEP

References

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