Parambikulam River

Parambikulam River, one of four tributaries of the Chalakkudi River,[1] originates in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2]

The Parambikulam Dam has been constructed across the river at Anamalai, located in the Western Ghats of Kerala. This dam ranks number one in India as well as in the top ten dams in the world for volume capacity.[3]

Notes

  1. "About the Rivers of Kerala". Retrieved 2 November 2006.
  2. "Chalakkudy River Basin - an overview" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
  3. "Indian Dams". diehardindian.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2006.


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