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Mullaperiyar Dam
The Mullaiperiyar Dam or Mullaiperiyar Dam〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Zee news - Mullaiperiyar dam )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=No need to open Mullaiperiyar dam gates: Tamil Nadu )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Committee Drops Inspection at Mullaiperiyar Dam )〕 is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala 〔〔 It is located above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, South India. It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by John Pennycuick to divert water eastwards to the Madras Presidency area (present-day Tamil Nadu). It has a height of from the foundation, and a length of .〔 The Periyar National Park in Thekkady is located around the dam's reservoir. The dam is located in Kerala on the river Periyar,〔 but is operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu state.〔 Although the Periyar River has a total catchment area of 5398 km2 with 114 km2 in Tamil Nadu, the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar Dam itself lies entirely in Kerala. By reports on 21 November 2014, Mullaperiyar water level touches 142 feet for first time in 35 years.
==Etymology==
Earlier known as the Periyar Dam as it was basically meant to dam the Periyar river, the present name ''Mullaperiyar'' is derived from a portmanteau of Mullayar River and Periyar River, at the confluence of which the dam is located below.〔 〕
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