- Banasura Sagar Dam
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extra=Capacity:tmc ft. Banasura Sagar Dam, which impounds the Karamanathodu tributary of the
Kabini River , is part of theIndia n Banasurasagar Project consisting of a dam and a canal project started in 1979. [cite web
url=http://www.keralaplanningboard.org/html/Reports/wr&apr.pdf
title=Government of Kerala Tenth Five Year Plan 2002-07 Report
publisher=Government of Kerala
accessdate=2006-10-18 ] The goal of the project is to support the Kakkayam Hydro electric power project and satisfy the demand for irrigation and drinking water in a region known to have water shortages in seasonal dry periods.The Banasura Sagar Dam is located 21 km from
Kalpetta , inWayanad District ofKerala in theWestern Ghats . It is the largest earthen dam in India and the second largest inAsia , and an ideal starting point for hikes into the surrounding scenic mountains. [cite web
url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/statistical/panchayat_statistics2001/wynd_shis.htm
title=Statistical Data
publisher=Kerala Government
accessdate=2006-10-14 ] It is an important tourist attraction. [cite web
url=http://wayanad.nic.in/tourist.htm
title=Places of Tourist Importance
publisher=Wayanad Government
accessdate=2006-10-14 ]In the dam's reservoir there is a set of islands that were formed when the reservoir submerged the surrounding areas. [cite web
url=http://www.wayanad.org/outdoor.htm
title=Wayanad outdoor trails
publisher=wayanad.org
accessdate=2006-10-14 ] The islands with the Banasura hills in the background provide a spectacular view. [cite web
url=http://www.ffkerala.net/wayanaddist/wayanad100_places2.html
title=Wayanad
publisher=Fast Finder Kerala
accessdate=2006-10-14 ]Current status
Although the Banasura Sagar Dam is in place, the Banasura Sagar Project is not complete, even after a great monetary expenditure and is in a similar state to the Incomplete Karapuzha Irrigation Project. [cite web
url=http://www.dams.org/kbase/submissions/showsub.php?rec=SOC011
title=Incomplete Karapuzha Irrigation Project - A Bird's Eye View
publisher=World Commission on Dams
accessdate=2006-10-15 ]ee also
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List of reservoirs and dams in India Notes
External links
* [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.keralaplanningboard.org%2Fhtml%2FReports%2Fwr%26apr.pdf&ei=SNMyRdPfIaSwwQKCxoWuAQ&sig=__W2KIZTtoroHMbOcjiIdT5mfOZMA=&sig2=iOC3QVclLIXU5liUF6u9Ew Government of Kerala Tenth Five Year Plan 2002-07 Report of the Working Group on 'Water Resources & Environment - Approach, Policies and Reforms'] {PDF)
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