SENGULAM DAM

Dam/Weir: SENGULAM DAM
Location	Latitude : 10⁰ 0′ 39 ” N	Dam Features
Longitude: 77⁰ 01′ 58” E	Type of Dam	Masonry – gravity
Panchayath	Vellathooval	Classification	MH (Medium Height)
Village	Vellathooval	Maximum Water Level (MWL)	EL 849.49 m
District	Idukki	Full Reservoir Level ( FRL)	EL 847.65 m
River Basin	Muthirapuzha	Storage at FRL	0.71 Mm3
River	Tailwaters of Pallivasal Power house	Height from deepest foundation	26.84 m
Release from Dam to river	Sengulam Ar	Length	143.26 m
Taluk through which release flows	Udumpanchola, Devikulam, Idukki, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha, Kunnathunadu, Aluva, Kodungalloor, Paravur	Spillway	ungated – Overflow section
Year of completion	1957	Crest Level	EL 847.65 m
Name of Project	Sengulam HEP	River Outlet	1 No. Circular type, 60 cm dia
Purpose of Project	Hydro Power	Officers in charge & phone No.	Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Division No. IV, Pambla, Idukki (Dist.), Kerala, PIN- 685606 Phone-9446008421
Installed capacity of the Project	51.25 MW	Assistant Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Sub Division, Pambla PIN- 685606 Phone- 9496011802
Project Identification Code ( PIC)	KL29MH0002
Sengulam dam is constructed as a part of Sengulam Hydro Electric Project for forming a balancing reservoir. Water required for power generation is stored in a very small reservoir created by constructing a dam across Sengulam stream, a small tributary of Muthirapuzha river. The Project utilises the tail water of Pallivasal Power House. The tail water of Pallivasal HE project collected in the forebay near the power house and is pumped over a head of 9.14 m and carried to Sengulam balancing reservoir through a tunnel of 1728.20m length. The water conductor system from the reservoir to power house consists of 1759m long power tunnel, 808m long Low pressure Pipe and 960m long twin penstock. These penstock pipes bifurcate and feeds 4 machines of 12MW each. Tail water is released to Muthirapuzha river.