4-578: Mangalam Dam is a dam built across the river Cherukunnapuzha (a tributary of Mangalam River ) in Palakkad district of Kerala , India. The dam has a capacity of 25,340,000 cubic feet (718,000 m). A canal system for irrigation purposes was completed and opened in 1966, in the Alathur taluk of Palakkad district. Most of the inhabitants of the local area come from Perumbavoor Kottayam or Chalakkudy . There are rubber, pepper, coffee, and tapioca plantations in
8-496: A dam, floodgate or canal in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a location in Palakkad district , Kerala , India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cherukunnapuzha Cherukunnapuzha is a tributary of the river Mangalam river , passing through Alathur Taluk in Palakkad district . This river joins with some streams to form Mangalam River. Mangalam river
12-495: Is the largest tributary of the river Gayathripuzha which itself is one of the tributaries of the river Bharathapuzha , the second-longest river in Kerala , south India . The river joins Mangalam river near Mangalam Dam and its waters continue with Mangalam river until Plazhi in the border of Thrissur and Palakkad districts, and eventually turns to Gayathripuzha until Mayannur , where it joins Bharathapuzha , and finally reaching
16-525: The area. Mangalam Dam is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) away from Vadakkencherry . Karimkayam , Earth Dam , Odenthode , Kunjiarpathy , Kavilupara , Vattapara , Neethipuram , Ponkandam , Kadappara , Uppumanne , Olipara , Balaswaram-V.R.T and Choorupara are also in the area. A big landslide occurred in Kavilupara near to Odenthode during floods in 2007. There is a thick forest in the area of Karimkayam, Odenthode, Kadappara. This article about
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