All About Cheruthoni Dam
The Idukki reservoir comprises three dams Idukki arch dam, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams.
All About Cheruthoni Dam
The Idukki reservoir comprises three dams Idukki arch dam, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams.
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Among the three dams, only the Cheruthoni dam has shutters.
All About Cheruthoni Dam
The Idukki reservoir comprises three dams Idukki arch dam, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams.
All About Cheruthoni Dam
The Idukki reservoir comprises three dams Idukki arch dam, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams.
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Height: 138.2 metre,
Length: 650.9 metre
All About Cheruthoni Dam
The Idukki reservoir comprises three dams Idukki arch dam, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams.
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Cheruthoni dam has five radial shutters
and two spillway gates.
Each shutter is
40ft wide, and
30ft high.
All About Cheruthoni Dam
The Idukki reservoir comprises three dams Idukki arch dam, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams.
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Spillway gates are used to
draw water from the reservoir
during rainy season
All About Cheruthoni Dam
The Idukki reservoir comprises three dams Idukki arch dam, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams.
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Shutter at the
left end or the right
end will also be opened immediately.
If needed, other
shutters will be lifted later.
All About Cheruthoni Dam
The Idukki reservoir comprises three dams Idukki arch dam, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams.
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In the event of a water surge,
the shutter at the
centre will be opened first.
Usually, the shutters
will be opened 40cm
