Sholayar Dam
| Sholayar Dam | |
|---|---|
 Catchment are of Sholyar Dam | |
| Official name | Sholayar Dam |
| Location | Chalakudy, Thrissur, Kerala |
| Opening date | 1965 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Chalakkudi River |
| Height | 66 metres |
| Length | 430.60 metres |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Chalakkudi River |
| Capacity: 150.20 million cubic metres tmc ft. | |
Sholayar Dam is a concrete dam built across the Chalakkudi River in Thrissur district, Kerala state of India. The dam consists of main Sholayar Dam, Sholayar Flanking and Sholayar Saddle Dam. It also contains Sholayar Hydro Electric Power Project of Kerala State Electricity Board who owns the dam. The dam has two reservoirs. One is called Upper Sholayar Dam which can be accessed by tourist and other is deep in the forests, called as the Lower Sholayar Dam. Sholayar is 65 km from Chalakudy town.[1]
History
Sholayar Dam is built in 1965, Sholayar Flanking in 1964 and Sholayar Saddle Dam in 1965. The reservoir has an area of 8.705 square km and the length of the dam is 430.60 metres. The Sholayar Dam has a height of 66 metres and 430 metres width, Sholayar Flanking has a height of 28 metres and 19 metres width and Sholayar Saddle has a height of 259 metres and 109 metres width.
References
- ^ "Fact File on Major Dams owned by Kerala State Electricity Board". Expert Eyes. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
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