Idukki Dam
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The Idukki Dam is a double-curvature thin arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills locally known as Kuravan and Kurathi, in Idukki district, in the sta
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E.U. Philipose, Superintending Engineer, Kerala State Electricity Board, in charge of the initial project work, with visiting Canadian Government dignitary, Mr and Mrs Fred Willows.
Tribal Chief, Chemban Vellayan Kolumban who pointed out Idukki arch dam site with Canadian Government dignitary Fred Willows
Idukki Arch Dam Site prior to construction
2018 Kerala floods
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On 16 August 2018, severe floods affected the south Indian state Kerala, due to unusually heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst flood in Kerala in nearly a century since the great
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…at the adjoining Cheruthoni Dam — had been opened only twice before, in October 1981 and October 1992, both times during the northeast monsoon. In the 2018 Kerala floods, unprecedented rainfall during the southwest monsoon caused the reservoir's live storage to fill to unusually high levels well ahead of schedule, forcing…
A flooded home at Companypady
View of NH544 near Companypady metro station
A flooded home on 16 August 2018
A street flooded in Kerala