Kakkayam is a

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site located at Koorachundu in

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. Kakkayam is on the outskirts of the Western Ghats, and Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, a abode of wild animals including

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and bisons. Kakkayam has an abundant wildlife population and is also a

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and

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destination. This reservoir is part of the Kuttiyadi Hydro Electric Project & is located at a height of about above sea level. The pen stock runs down from the dam site and goes through various tunnels and hills to the Kuttiyadi Main power house at Kakkayam with an installed capacity of 225MW. Water coming out of this power house is diverted to two small hydro electric projects namely Kuttiyadi Tail Race power house and kakkayam small hydro electric project with an installed capacity of 3.75 MW and 3 MW Respectively.After this, the tail water joins the river and is utilized for Peruvannamoozhi Irrigation Project.tripuntold
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Gallery

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Distance from Kakkayam

(51 km) * Kozhikode Railway Station (53 km) *

Calicut International Airport Kozhikode International Airport , also known as Calicut International Airport (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It also serves ot ...

(64 km) *

Perambra Perambra is a major town in Koyilandy taluk of Kozhikode district in North Malabar region of Kerala state, India. Perambra is the anglicized form of the original name 'Payyormala' from the British rule. It is one of the 140 assembly constituen ...

(22 km)

Nearest Tourist Places

* Vayalada (18 km) * Kappad Beach (40 km)

Also see

* Kakkayam torture camp

References

External links

{{Dams in Kerala Year of establishment missing Dams in Kozhikode district