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Urumi 1 Weir
A small dam in Kerala, India

Urumi 1 Weir is small diversion dam constructed across Poyilingalpuzha in Koodaranji village of Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. This weir is constructed for power generation in a Small Hydro Electric Project and is constructed across the Poylingalpuzha which is a tributary of Chaliyar river. Location is at Urumi near Poovaranthodu, Koodaranji village of Kozhikode district. Height from deepest foundation is 5.6 metres (18 ft) and the length is 47.0 metres (154.2 ft).

The Urumi falls near the dam has become a tourist attraction after the hydro electric project came into existence.

Specifications

Dam/Weir: Urumi I
Location Latitude:11⁰22’51.85”N Longitude:76⁰3’41”E Dam Features
Type of Dam Concrete gravity
Panchayath Koodaranji Classification Weir
Village Koodaranji Maximum Water Level (MWL) EL 212.1 m
District Kozhikode Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) EL 212.1 m
River Basin Chaliyar Storage at FRL Diversion only
River Poyilingalpuzha Height from deepest foundation 5.6m
Release from Dam to river Poyilingalpuzha Length 47.0 m
Taluk through which release flows Thamarassery Spillway Overflow section
Year of completion 2004 Crest Level EL 212.1 m
Name of Project Urumi stage I SHEP River Outlet 1 No. flushing sluice
Purpose of Project Hydro Power- Runn off Officers in charge & phone No. Executive Engineer, KG Division, Kakkayam, PIN-673615 Phone.9446008466
Installed capacity of the Project 3×1.25 ( 3.75 MW)

References

  1. "Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Small Hydro Projects". www.kseb.in. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. "Diversion Structures in Kozhikode District – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation". Retrieved 2021-07-29. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 2.5 license.
  3. ഷാബാസ്, സഫീര്‍. "കേരള വിനോദസഞ്ചാര ഭൂപടത്തില്‍ ഇടം നേടി ഉറുമി". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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