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Chembukkadavu Weir

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Chembukkadavu Weir is a small diversion dam constructed across Chalipuzha in Kodenchery village of Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. The location of the scheme is at Chembukadavu near Tusharagiri in Kodencherry village of Kozhikode district. It is 55 km away from Kozhikode town. The weir is constructed across Chalipuzha river. After power generation, water from the power station is utilised for Chembukadavu II. The Power generated in the station is at 6.3 kV. This is stepped up to 33 kV and transmitted to 110 kV substation, Agasthyamoozhy. The weir and the power house is operated and maintained by Kerala State Electricity Board.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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