Peechi Dam thrissur is situated outside

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

city in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

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. The dam was started as an irrigation project for the surrounding villages in

. At the same time, it catered the drinking water needs of the population of

City. It serves as an irrigation dam, reaching out to the paddy fields in and around

city. Built across the

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, the dam has a catchment area of nearly . Elephants may be seen on the bank of

Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary headquartered in Peechi, Thrissur District of Kerala, India. The sanctuary was established in 1958 consisting of Palappilli- Nelliyampathi forests including the area of Chimmony Wildli ...

, established in 1958 covering .

History

E. Ikkanda Warrier (1890–1977), the first Prime Minister of the then independent state of

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

, India, was the architect of Peechi Dam. Majority of the Thrissukkar opposed the dam cutting across the partyline. He brought a retired Chief Engineer from

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

to build the dam as engineers from

opposed the project. The dam was completed in 1959.

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (13 March 1899 – 15 September 1967) was the second and last Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. Prior to the independence of India and the political integration of the princely states into the Union, ...

, first Kerala Governor on 4 October 1957 inaugurated the dam. Peechi Dam Garden Top View

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* One of the oldest dams in

* Type of Dam: Concrete Straight

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Education

* Mercy Convent LP School, Peechi * Govt. LP School, Peechi *

Government Higher Secondary School, Peechi A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

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