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Mullaperiyar Dam




Mullaperiyar Dam, 175 ft high and 5704 long, is built across the Periyar River in Idukki District. It was built in 1895 by the British for watering the paddy fields of drought-prone areas of Tamil Nadu.


Updated on 7th June, 2005
District: Idukki

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