Mullaperiyar Dam

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Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in Kerala, India, known for its age, inter-state water-sharing disputes, and ongoing safety concerns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam ⓘ
masonry gravity dam ⓘ
age over 125 years ⓘ
basinCountry India ⓘ
beneficiaryState Tamil Nadu ⓘ
commissioningDate 1895 ⓘ
completionDate 1895 ⓘ
constructedBy Madras Presidency ⓘ
constructedUnder British rule in India ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1887 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
crosses Periyar River ⓘ
designedBy John Pennycuick ⓘ
downstreamRiskArea Idukki Reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Idukki Dam

Periyar River downstream settlements ⓘ
governedBy Periyar Lease Agreement of 1886 ⓘ
height 53.66 metres ⓘ
irrigatesRegion Madurai district ⓘ
Ramanathapuram district ⓘ
Sivaganga district ⓘ
Theni district ⓘ
knownFor age ⓘ
inter-state water-sharing disputes ⓘ
structural safety concerns ⓘ
leaseRenewalYear 1970 ⓘ
length 365.85 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Kerala ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Idukki district ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Western Ghats ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Periyar Tiger Reserve ⓘ
locatedNear Thekkady ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Periyar River ⓘ
maximumWaterLevelControversy 136 feet vs 142 feet dispute ⓘ
nearbyCityBenefiting Madurai ⓘ
operatedBy Government of Tamil Nadu ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Kerala ⓘ
purpose irrigation ⓘ
power generation support ⓘ
water supply ⓘ
reservoirName Mullaperiyar Reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Mullaperiyar Dam

Periyar Lake ⓘ
riparianState Kerala ⓘ
seismicZone seismically sensitive area of Western Ghats ⓘ
subjectOf Supreme Court of India litigation ⓘ
environmental impact debates ⓘ
farmer agitations in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
inter-state water dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu ⓘ
public protests in Kerala ⓘ
safety concerns ⓘ
typeOfConstruction lime-surkhi masonry ⓘ
waterDivertedTo Vaigai River basin ⓘ

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Idukki district → contains → Mullaperiyar Dam ⓘ
Idukki district → hasNotableStructure → Mullaperiyar Dam ⓘ
Periyar River → hasDam → Mullaperiyar Dam ⓘ
Periyar Lake → formedByDam → Mullaperiyar Dam ⓘ
Periyar Lake → createdBy → Mullaperiyar Dam project ⓘ
linked to: Mullaperiyar Dam
Mullaperiyar Dam → reservoirName → Mullaperiyar Reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Mullaperiyar Dam