Lower Meenmutty dam

Lower Meenmutty dam
CountryIndia
StatusOperational
Opening date2005

Lower Meenmutty dam is a small dam Constructed across Kallar river in Nandiyodu Panchayath of Thiruvananthapuram District in Kerala, India. Lower Meenmutty weir is constructed as a part of Lower Meenmutty Small Hydro Electric Project. The scheme envisages the development of power by utilizing the water of river Kallar in the Vamanapuram basin.[1] A power plant of 3.5 MegaWatt capacity generates the power using the waters from the dam.[2] After the power generation the water flows to Kallar river and it further flows through Nedumangadu and Chirayinkeezhu.[3]

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  2. ^ "Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Generation". www.kseb.in. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. ^ "Online Thesis Search Results". www.mgutheses.in. Retrieved 2021-07-28.