Manjoora Saddle Dam

Manjoora Saddle dam (Malayalam:മാഞ്ഞൂര തടയണ)is an earthen dam constructed across Karamanthode which is a tributary of Kabani River in Thariyode village of Wayanad district in Kerala, India. It is one of the six saddle dams of Banasura sagar reservoir built as oart of the Kuttiyadi Augmentation scheme.

The Kuttiyadi Augmentation Scheme comprises a main dam known as Banasurasagar Dam, an earth fill dam and a concrete gravity spillway dam and six saddle dams namely, a) Kosani ( Earth fill dam) 13.8 metres (45 ft) high b) Near Kottagiri ( Earth fill dam)11.0 metres (36.1 ft) high c) Kottagiri ( Earth fill dam)14.5 metres (48 ft) high d) Kuttiyadi ( Concrete dam)16.5 metres (54 ft) high e) Nayamoola ( Earth fill dam)3.5 metres (11 ft) high f) Manjoora ( Earth fill dam)4.0 metres (13.1 ft) high.^[1] All the dams, except Kuttiady saddle, are earth fill dams. The Kuttiyadi saddle dam is a concrete dam. The spillway is located adjacent to the main dam at the right bank of the original river course. The water spread area at FRL / MWL is 12.77 km ². The catchment area of Banasurasagar Dam is 61.44 km ².^[2]

Specifications

Latitude : 11⁰38’44.3”N
Longitude:75⁰58’42.88”E
Panchayath : Thariode
Village : Thariode
District : Wayanad
River Basin : Kabani
River : Karamanthodu
Release from Dam to river : NA
Year of completion : 2005
Name of Project : Kuttiady Augmentation Scheme
Purpose of Project : Hydro Power

Dam Features

Type of Dam : Homogeneous earth fill
Classification : Saddle dam
Maximum Water Level (MWL) : EL 775.60 m
Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) : EL 775.60 m
Storage at FRL : 209.25 Mm3
Height from deepest foundation : 4.0 metres (13.1 ft)
Length : 74.0 metres (242.8 ft)
Spillway : No spillway
Crest Level : NA
River Outlet : Nil
Installed capacity of the Project : 231.75 MW
Officers in charge & Phone No.Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Division No. V, Thariode, PIN- 673122, Phone – 9446008415
Project Identification Code ( PIC) : Nil
Assistant Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Sub Division, Thariode, PIN- 673122, Phone- 9496004480
Manjoora is a saddle dam of Banasurasagar reservoir.

Reservoir

The Gross Storage of Kuttiyadi Augmentation (Banasura sagar) Reservoir is 209 Mm3 and live storage 185 Mm3. The water stored in the reservoir is diverted to the reservoir of Kuttiyadi Hydro Electric Project through an interconnecting tunnel. The sill level of diversion tunnel at inlet is 750.83 m. The size and shape of tunnel is varying. It is varying from 2.35 m dia. circular lined tunnel for a length of 890m &2.85 m D shaped unlined tunnel for a length of 3873 m. Maximum diversion is11.6 m3/s. The diverted water is used for power generation from Kuttiyadi Power Station. FRL of the reservoir is 775.60 m. Top level of dam is 778.50 m. There are four radial gates, each of size 10.97 m x 9.20 m. Crest level of spillway is 767.00 m. Spillway capacity is 1664 m3/s. One lower level outlet is provided in the spillway structure at750.75 m of size 1.10 m X 1.75 m to release irrigation requirement. ^[3]

References

^ "പതിമൂന്നാം കേരള നിയമ സഭ പതിനാലാം സമ്മേളനം. ഡാമുകളുടെ സുരക്ഷ" (PDF).
^ "BANASURASAGAR DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation". Retrieved 2021-07-30. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 2.5 license.
^ "Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Emergency Action Plan (Tier-I) Kuttiyadi Augmentation Dams (Kuttiyadi Main, Spillway, Nayanmoola & Manjoora)". www.kseb.in. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

[1] "പതിമൂന്നാം കേരള നിയമ സഭ പതിനാലാം സമ്മേളനം. ഡാമുകളുടെ സുരക്ഷ" (PDF).

[2] "BANASURASAGAR DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation". Retrieved 2021-07-30. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 2.5 license.

[3] "Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Emergency Action Plan (Tier-I) Kuttiyadi Augmentation Dams (Kuttiyadi Main, Spillway, Nayanmoola & Manjoora)". www.kseb.in. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

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