Peechi Dam

Peechi Dam thrissur
Shutters of Peechi Dam
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Official name	Peechi Dam
Location	Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Coordinates	10°31′48″N 76°22′12″E / 10.530°N 76.370°E / 10.530; 76.370
Construction began	1947
Opening date	1957
Operators	Irrigation Department, Kerala
Dam and spillways
Height	49.8 m (163 ft)
Length	213 m (699 ft)
Width (base)	4.27 m (14.0 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Manali River
Capacity: tmc ft.

Peechi Dam thrissur is situated 22 km (14 mi) outside Thrissur city in Kerala, India. The dam was started as an irrigation project for the surrounding villages in Thrissur. At the same time, it caters the drinking water needs of the population of Thrissur City. It serves as an irrigation dam, reaching out to the paddy fields in and around Thrissur city. Built across the Manali River, the dam has a catchment area of nearly 3,200 acres (1,300 ha). Elephants may be seen on the bank of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1958, covering 125 square kilometres (48 sq mi).

E. Ikkanda Warrier (1890–1977), the first Prime Minister of the then independent state of Kochi, India, was the architect of Peechi Dam. Majority of the Thrissukkar opposed the dam cutting across the partyline. He brought a retired chief engineer from Andhra Pradesh to build the dam as engineers from Kerala opposed the project. The dam was completed in 1959. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, first Kerala Governor, inaugurated the dam on 4 October 1957.¹

• Peechi Dam is one of the oldest dams in Kerala
• Type of Dam: Concrete Straight Gravity

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