Perunchani Dam

Perunchani Dam

Perunchani Dam is an irrigation dam at Perunchani, Kanyakumari District, in the state of Tamilnadu, India. The Dam area is about 42 km from Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters-town of Kanyakumari District, and about 10 km from the town of Kulasekhram.

The dam is built between two hillocks (part of the Western Ghats) across the river Paralayar. It is a straight gravity masonry dam of 373.10 metres long consisting of 275.28 metres of bulk head section. A drainage gallery of 1.52 ´ 2.29 metres has been provided in the middle river section for a length of 45.70 metres which serves a longitudinal inspection chamber as well as an outlet for the seepages from the foundation. [ [http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/irrig.htm Kanyakumari District - Irrigation] ] [ [http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/sth_2006.pdf Kanyakumari District - Details of Dams, Tanks, Wells and Bore Wells] ]

The dam is set amidst the hills of the Western Ghats and commands a picturesque view of the hills and lush greenery around.

References

External links

* [http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in Kanyakumari District]


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