Tukuk-OS🚧 Meenkara Dam
India · Asia · 10.62°N, 76.80°E
Meenkara Dam is an embankment or earthen dam built on the banks of the river Gayatripuzha, a tributary of the river Bharathapuzha, at Muthalamada in the Muthalamada Grama Panchayat near Kollengode in the Palakkad district of Kerala with masonry spillway sections. It is part of the Gayatri Irrigation Project. The project was started in 1956 and partially commissioned in 1960. The project was fully completed in 1964. The irrigation scheme has been prepared for agriculture and drinking water in Palakkad district. Farms in Chittoor, Nemmara, Alathur in Palakkad district, and Vadakkancherry in Thrissur district will benefit from this irrigation scheme.
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Quick facts
| Country | India |
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| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 10.62°N, 76.80°E · view on map |
Meenkara Dam is located in India, in Asia.
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