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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{unreferenced|date=May 2009}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Cheruthoni<br /> | native_name = ചെറുതോണി<br /> | native_name_lang = ml<br /> | other_name = <br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = village<br /> | image_skyline = Cheruthoni Junction,Idukki.ചെറുതോണി ജംഗ്ക്ഷൺ,ഇടുക്കി.jpg<br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = Cheruthoni junction<br /> | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br /> | pushpin_label_position = left<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|9|46|25|N|77|2|07|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Idukki district|Idukki]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = [[Panchayath]]<br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m =<br /> | population_total = <br /> | population_as_of = <br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br /> | postal_code = 685602<br /> | registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL-06]]<br /> | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br /> | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kattappana]], [[Thopramkudy ]]<br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Cheruthoni&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang|ml|ചെറുതോണി}}) is a town on the banks of [[Cheruthoni River]], a major [[tributary]] of the [[Periyar River]], the second longest river in [[Kerala]] state, India. The area is known by [[Cheruthoni Dam]], which is a part of Idukki reservoir, which provide hydroelectric power to the region.<br /> <br /> ==Location==<br /> [[File:Cheruthoni004.jpg|thumb|left|Cheruthoni dam]]<br /> The town is adjacent to the famous [[Idukki arch dam|Idukki Arch Dam]] and the [[Cheruthoni dam]]. These dams, along with the Kulamavu Dam, form the [[Idukki District#Electricity and power|Idukki Reservoir]]. Cheruthoni is part of Vazhathope [[Panchayat raj|Panchayat]], in the [[Idukki district|Idukki District]]. Other villages adjacent to Cheruthoni are Vazhathope, Thadiyampadu, Karimban, Manjappara, Maniyarankudi, Bhoomiyamkulam, Peppara, Manjikkavala and Painavu.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> The origins of this place can be traced back to 1940s, following a famine the government allowed farmers to migrate to unoccupied arable lands in the mountains, where they cleared the land for agriculture. Later, this region was identified as an ideal spot for a [[Hydropower|hydroelectric]] project. The [[Hindustan Construction Company]] was contracted to build the dams on behalf of the [[Kerala State Electricity Board]].<br /> <br /> ==2018 Floods==<br /> [[File:Periyar river in cheruthoni.jpg|thumb|left|The cheruthoni periyar river after flood]]<br /> <br /> {{Waters of Kerala}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cities and towns in Idukki district]]<br /> [[Category:Rivers of Idukki district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Idukki-geo-stub}}<br /> {{India-river-stub}}</div>

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