Kundala_Dam
Kundala Dam
Dam in Kerala, India
Kundala Dam (Malayalam: കുണ്ടള അണക്കെട്ട്), also known as Setuparvatipuram Dam, is a masonry gravity dam built on Muthirapuzha River in Mattupetty panchayat of Idukki district in Kerala, India.[1] It is part of the Pallivasal Hydroelectric Project, the first hydroelectric project in Kerala.[2] The dam is considered to be Asia's first arch dam.[3] It has a height of 46.93 m (154.0 ft) and length of 259.38 m (851.0 ft).[2] Release from dam is to river Palar and taluks through which release flow are Udumbanchola, Devikulam, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha, Kunnathunadu, Aluva, Kodungalloor and Paravur.[1]