Moolamattom is the headquarters of

Arakulam Arakkulam is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. Arakkulam is 16 km from Thodupuzha Thodupuzha (തൊടുപുഴ) is a municipal town located in Idukki district, Kerala, India, that covers an area of . ...

Panchayath in

Thodupuzha Thodupuzha (തൊടുപുഴ) is a municipal town located in Idukki district, Kerala, India, that covers an area of . It lies on the banks of Thodupuzha river, which merges with the Kaliyar and Kothamangalam rivers at Muvattupuzha to f ...

Taluk, Idukki district in

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, India. It lies 22 km from Thodupuzha, on the banks of the Thodupuzha River, a tributary of the

Muvattupuzha Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting po ...

river. Moolamattom is famous for India's second largest underground hydroelectric power station - Idukki Power Station.

Moolamattom Power Station

Moolamattom Power Station is the biggest underground hydro-electric project in India. The water from the

Idukki Dam 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 Idukki, Kerala, India. At , it is one of the highest arch dams in ...

is carried by the underground pipes to the power station. The installed capacity of the power house is 780 MW consisting of six generator units of 130 MW each. The regulated waters of

Periyar Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'F ...

fall through a drop of about 669.2 metres (2195 feet) while generating power in the underground power house. The tail waters makes Thodupuzha river, a tributary of the

river, at Thriveni sangamam which is 1 km from Moolamattom Power Station. Project work on this power station was initiated by Sri. E.U. Philipose, Superintending Engineer, Kerala State Electricity Board in 1964. Visitors are restricted from entry due to security reasons.

Tourism

Thumpichi St. Thomas mount, Nadukani,

Malankara Dam Malankara dam is a gravity dam constructed across Thodupuzha river for irrigation purposes. The dam is constructed to make use of the tail water from the Moolamattom power house. The project is run under the Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Pro ...

, Kudayathoor Mala, Vayanakavu Temple and Ilaveezhapoonchira are nearby attractions. Idukki Dam, the world's second and Asia's first arch dam, is 43 kilometers away from Moolamattom. There are several Malayalam and other language films shot at Moolamattom and nearby places. Purappadu

Rasathanthram ''Rasathanthram'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and starring Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine, with Bharath Gopi,Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, and Mamukkoya in prominent roles. The ...

Drishyam ''Drishyam'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal and Meena, with Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Roshan Basheer and N ...

Papanasam Papanasam is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Kumbakonam. The name literally translates to "Destruction of Sins" in the Tamil language. It is the suburban region ...

are some of them.

Education

Schools: IHEP Govt UP School, Govt Vocational Higher Secondary School, St. George UP School, Sacred Heart English medium High schools are the elementary schools in Moolamattom. College: St. Joseph's College, Moolamattom, is a liberal arts and science college is situated 5 km away from Moolamattom run by the CMI fathers. Established in 1980, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Management, Social Work, Chemistry, Physics, Commerce, Economics and English language. St Joseph's Academy of higher education and research is another education institution situated 5 km away from Moolamattom run by the CMI fathers. Established in 2007, they offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Actuarial Science, Physical Education, Animation and Commerce

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External links

* https://www.facebook.com/ourmoolamattom/

References

https://idukki.nic.in/en/tourist-place/idukki-arch-dam/ {{Idukki district Villages in Idukki district