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INTRODUCTION
A DAM is a barrier that impounds water or
underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress
floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human
consumption, industrial use and navigation. Hydropower is often used in
conjunction with dam to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to
collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed
between locations.

TYPES OF DAMS
a) By structure and design
1) Arch-gravity dams
2) Embankment dams or masonry dams
3) Earth dams
4) Rockfill dams
5) Buttress dam
6) Steel dams
7) Timber dams
b) Based on its function
1) Storage dams
2) Diversion dams
3) Detention dams
4) Debris dams
5) Coffer dams

INTRODUCTION
The IDUKKI DAM, located in Kerala, India is a 168.91m tall
arch dam. The dam stands between the two mountains Kuravanmala and
Kurathimala. It was constructed and owned by the Kerala State

Electricity Board. It supports a780MW hydroelectric power station in

Moolamattom.

It is built on the Periyar River in the ravine between the Kuravan

and Kurathi Hills in Kerala. At 167.68m it is one of the highest arch
dams in Asia and the third tallest arch dam in the world. It started
generating power on 4 October 1975. Technically the dam type is a
concrete double, curvature parabolic, thin arch dam.

This dam was constructed along with 2 other dams at

Cheruthoni and Kulamavu. Together the 3 dams have created an
artificial lake that is 60 square kilometers in area. The stored water is
used to produce electricity at the Moolamattam power station which is
located inside nearby rocky caves. The Government of Canada aided in
building of the dam with long term loans and grants.