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| location = [[Thodupuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
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[[File:Malankara Dam.jpg|thumb|Malankara Dam View]]
[[File:Morning view of Malankara Dam reservoir from Kudayathoor 9.jpg|thumb|Dam reservoir]]
'''Malankara dam''' is a [[gravity dam]] constructed across [[Muvattupuzha River|Muvattupuzha]] river for irrigation purposes. The dam is constructed to make use of the tail water from the [[Moolamattom|Moolamattom power house]]. The project is run under the Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Project and [[KSEB]]. The artificial lake covers an area of around 11 square km.

==Tourism==
Constructed across the [[Thodupuzha]] river which is a tributary to the Muvattupuzha river, for the purpose of irrigation, this reservoir is also a tourism spot.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Tourism, Official website|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/malankar-dam-thodupuzha/95}}</ref><ref>[http://www.visitorkerala.com/malankara-dam.html Malankara Dam]. ''visitorkerala.com''. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513115514/http://www.visitorkerala.com/malankara-dam.html|date=2016-05-13}}</ref> This artificial lake is located near to the Thodupuzha – Moolamattom Road (State Highway 33)<ref>{{cite web|title=Idukki district official website|url=http://idukki.nic.in/idukki.htm|website=Idukki District of Kerala - An Official Website|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref> covering an area of around 11 square km. The reservoir is ideal for boating and fishing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Idukki district official website|url=http://idukki.nic.in/idukki.htm|website=Idukki District of Kerala - An Official Website|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>
Unlike the [[Idukki dam|Idukki]] and [[Cheruthoni Dam|Cheruthoni]] dams, the Malankara dam is open to tourists round the year. Also a park is under construction nearby to the reservoir covering an adjacent 15 [[acre]] island.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hindu News Article|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/malankara-dam-to-be-made-a-tourism-spot/article743698.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 April 2010 |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>

==Hydro Electric Project==
The Hydro electric project utilizes the tail race water from the Moolamattom Power house which is stored by the dam. Three generators are installed with 3.5 Megawatt capacity each and a total of 10.5 Megawatt. The prime movers are Kaplan type turbines. The project was carried out by Public limited companies like SILK and TELK. Water at 25 Cubic meter/Second flows through a penstock which is 17.5 meter long and 3 meter in diameter to the power house. 44 million units of electricity is produced annually.

== See also ==
[[Muttom, Thodupuzha]]

==References==
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[[Category:Dams in Idukki district]]
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