Near Kottagiri Saddle dam is an earthen dam constructed on Karamanthode which is a tributary of Kabani river at Thariyode, of Wayanad district in Kerala, India. It is a saddle dam of Banasura sagar Reservoir built as a part of Kuttiyadi Augmentation Scheme. The dam was constructed and is maintained by Kerala State Electricity Board.[1] The height of the dam is 11.0 metres (36.1 ft) and the length is 110.0 metres (360.9 ft).
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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