Dam in Kerala, India
Neyyar Dam
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Neyyar Dam
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Location of Neyyar Dam in Kerala
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Location
| Kerala
,
India
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Coordinates
| 8°32′5″N
77°8′45″E
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8.53472°N 77.14583°E
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8.53472; 77.14583
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Status
| Operational
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Opening date
| 1958
; 66 years ago
(
1958
)
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Operator(s)
| Government of Kerala
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Type of dam
| Gravity dam
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Impounds
| Neyyar river
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Height
| 56 m (184 ft)
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Length
| 294 m (965 ft)
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Dam volume
| 105,000 m
3
(3,708,040 cu ft)
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Spillways
| 4
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Spillway capacity
| 809 m
3
/s (28,570 cu ft/s)
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Total capacity
| 1,060,000,000 m
3
(859,356 acre?ft)
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Active capacity
| 1,010,000,000 m
3
(818,820 acre?ft)
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Surface area
| 91 km
2
(35 sq mi)
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Neyyar dam
is a
gravity dam
on the
Neyyar River
in
Thiruvananthapuram district
of
Kerala
,
South India
, located on the foot of the
Western Ghats
about 30 km from
Thiruvananthapuram
.
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It was established in 1958 and is a popular picnic spot.
History
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Neyyar 2nd State (relates to both Madras and Kerala States) Government of Kerala started work on the project in their area in October 1956.
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Design
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The Neyyar Dam is a rubble masonry gravity-type dam with a height of 56 m (184 ft) and length of 295 m (968 ft). Its structural volume is 105,000 m
3
(3,708,040 cu ft). The dam creates a reservoir of 106,200,000 m
3
(86,098 acre?ft) of which 101,000,000 m
3
(81,882 acre?ft) is active (useful) capacity. The reservoir's surface area is 91 km
2
(35 sq mi) and the dam's spillway has an 809.40 m
3
/s (28,584 cu ft/s) maximum discharge capacity.
[3]
One of the contractors who built the Neyyar Dam was Mr Jagathy Chellappan Contractor of Jagathy, Trivandrum.
Wildlife
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Wild life includes
Gaur
,
Sloth bear
,
Nilgiri Tahr
,
Jungle cat
, Nilgiri
langur
, Wild
elephants
and
Sambar deer
.
[
citation needed
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Activities
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- Yoga
Neyyar Dam is home to the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwanthari Ashram where people can take courses in yoga and practice meditation. The trees that are growing inside the ashram are large due to care by the people.
- Boating
Tourists can hire a speed boat for Rs 250 per head to view the surrounding forests.
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- Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre
A crocodile farm was set up in 1977. It also includes a habitat for otters near the administrative complex. The Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre in Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary was named initially by the Kerala government after the late naturalist
Steve Irwin
as Steve Irwin National Park.
Attractions
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Transport
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The nearest airport is
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
, 38 km away, and the nearest railway station is at
Thiruvananthapuram
, 30 km away.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Neyyar Dam
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