| Kuttiyadi saddle dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Opening date | 2004 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity |
| Length | 121.0 |
Kuttiyadi Saddle Dam (Malayalam:കുറ്റ്യാടി തടയണ) is a concrete gravity dam built across Karamanathodu river which is a tributary of Kabani river in Padinjarathara village of Wayanad district in Kerala, India. It is one of the six dams created as part of Kuttiyadi Augmentation scheme which augments the Banasurasagar reservoir. The dam was built and is maintained by Kerala State Electricity Board.[1]
The Kuttiyadi Augmentation Scheme comprises a main dam known as Banasurasagar Dam, an earth fill dam and a concrete gravity spillway dam and six saddle dams namely, a) Kosani ( Earth fill dam) 13.8 m high b) Near Kottagiri ( Earth fill dam) 11.0 m high c) Kottagiri ( Earth fill dam) 14.5 m high d) Kuttiyadi ( Concrete dam) 16.5 m high e) Nayamoola ( Earth fill dam) 3.5 m high f) Manjoora ( Earth fill dam) 4.0 m high. 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 12.77 km2. The catchment area of Banasurasagar Dam is 61.44 km2.[2]
- ^ "Revised List of DRIP Dams | DRIP - Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project". damsafety.in. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Banasurasagar Dam – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation". Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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