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{{Short description|Earthen dam in Kerala, India}}<br />
[[File:Manjoora saddle dam.jpg|thumb|250px| Manjoora Saddle Dam]]<br />
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'''Manjoora Saddle dam''' (Malayalam:മാഞ്ഞൂര തടയണ) is an earthen dam constructed across Karamanthode, which is a tributary of [[Kabini River|Kabani River]] in [[Padinjarathara]] Panjayath of [[Wayanad district]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is one of the six saddle dams of Banasura sagar reservoir built as oart of the Kuttiyadi Augmentation scheme. <br />
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The Kuttiyadi Augmentation Scheme comprises a main dam known as [[Banasura Sagar Dam|Banasurasagar Dam]], an earth-fill dam, and a concrete gravity [[Kuttiyadi Augmentation Spillway Dam|spillway dam]], and six saddle dams:<br />
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* [[Kosani Saddle Dam|Kosani]], earth-fill, {{convert |13.8|m}} high<br />
* [[Near Kottagiri Saddle Dam|Near Kottagiri]], earth-fill, {{convert |11.0| m}} high<br />
* [[Kottagiri Saddle Dam|Kottagiri]], earth-fill, {{convert |14.5| m}} high<br />
* [[Kuttiyadi saddle dam|Kuttiyadi]], concrete, {{convert |16.5| m}} high<br />
* [[Nayamoola Saddle Dam|Nayamoola]], earth-fill, {{convert|3.5|m}} high<br />
* Manjoora, earth-fill, {{convert|4.0|m}} high.<ref>{{Cite web|title=പതിമൂന്നാം കേരള നിയമ സഭ പതിനാലാം സമ്മേളനം. ഡാമുകളുടെ സുരക്ഷ|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/session_14/ans/s00508-230715-813754789853-14-13.pdf}}</ref><br />
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All the dams, except Kuttiady saddle, are earth-fill dams. The Kuttiyadi saddle dam is a concrete dam. The spillway is located adjacent to the main dam at the right bank of the original river course. The water spread area at FRL / MWL is {{Val|12.77|u=km2}} . The catchment area of Banasurasagar Dam is {{Val|61.44|u=km2}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Banasurasagar Dam – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=1|access-date=2021-07-30|language=en-US}}{{CC-notice|cc=bysa2.5}} </ref><br />
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==Specifications==<br />
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*Coordinates: {{coord|11.6457|75.9787|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
*Panchayath: Padinjarathara<br />
*Village: Padinjarathara<br />
*District: Wayanad<br />
*River Basin: Kabani<br />
*River: Karamanthodu<br />
*Release from Dam to river: NA<br />
*Year of completion: 2005<br />
*Name of Project: Kuttiady Augmentation Scheme<br />
*Purpose of Project: Hydro Power<br />
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;Dam Features<br />
*Type of Dam: Homogeneous earth fill<br />
*Classification: Saddle dam<br />
*Maximum Water Level (MWL): EL {{Val|775.60|u=m}}<br />
*Full Reservoir Level (FRL): EL {{Val|775.60|u=m}}<br />
*Storage at FRL: {{Val|209.25|u=Mm3}}<br />
*Height from deepest foundation: {{Convert|4.0|m}}<br />
*Length: {{Convert|74.0|m}}<br />
*Spillway: No spillway<br />
*Crest Level: NA<br />
*River Outlet: Nil<br />
*Installed capacity of the Project: {{Val|231.75|u=MW}}<br />
*Officers in charge & Phone No. Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Division No. V, Padinjarathara, PIN – 673122, Phone – 9446008415<br />
*Project Identification Code (PIC): Nil<br />
*Assistant Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Sub Division, Padinjarathara, PIN – 673122, Phone – 9496004480<br />
*Manjoora is a saddle dam of Banasurasagar reservoir.<br />
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==Reservoir==<br />
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[[File:Banasura sagar reservoir.jpg|left|500px|thumb|Kutyadi Augmentation Reservoir]]<br />
[[File:Kutyadi augmentation Reservoir.jpg|thumb|Kutyadi Augmentation Reservoir layout]]<br />
The gross storage of Kuttiyadi Augmentation (Banasura sagar) Reservoir is {{Val|209.25|u=Mm3}}; its live storage is {{Val|185|u=Mm3}}. The water stored in the reservoir is diverted to the reservoir of Kuttiyadi Hydro Electric Project through an interconnecting tunnel. The sill level of the diversion tunnel at inlet is {{Val|750.83|u=m}}. The size and shape of the tunnel varies from a 2.35-meter-diameter circular lined tunnel for a length of {{Val|890|u=m}} to a 2.85-meter D-shaped unlined tunnel for a length of {{Val|3873|u=m}}. The maximum diversion is {{Val|11.6|u=m3/s}}. The diverted water is used for power generation from Kuttiyadi Power Station. The FRL of the reservoir is {{Val|775.60|u=m}}. The top level of dam is {{Val|778.50|u=m}}. There are four radial gates, each of size 10.97 m × 9.20 m. The crest level of the spillway is {{Val|767|u=m}}. The spillway capacity is {{Val|1664|u=m3/s}}. One lower-level outlet is provided in the spillway structure at {{Val|750.75|u=m}} of size 1.10 m × 1.75 m to release irrigation requirement. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Emergency Action Plan (Tier-I) Kuttiyadi Augmentation Dams (Kuttiyadi Main, Spillway, Nayanmoola & Manjoora)|url=https://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&view=download&id=18125:emergency-action-plan-tier-i-kuttiyadi-augmentation-dams-kuttiyadi-main-spilway-nayanmoola-manjoora&catid=3&Itemid=654&lang=en|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.kseb.in|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730161301/https://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&view=download&id=18125:emergency-action-plan-tier-i-kuttiyadi-augmentation-dams-kuttiyadi-main-spilway-nayanmoola-manjoora&catid=3&Itemid=654&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Dams in Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Dams completed in 2005]]<br />
[[Category:Dams in Wayanad district]]</div>FredricKeeton9