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Mukkadal dam
Country	India
Opening date	1945
Built by	Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
Owner(s)	Nagercoil Municipal Corporation

Mukkadal dam is built across the Vambaru River located in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is located near Thuvarankadu Village in Kanyakumari District. The district capital and nearby town Nagercoil is located 10 km (6.2 mi) from the dam. It was built in 1945 by Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the King of Travancore. The dam is a natural earthen dam constructed using clay and granite stones.

The dam and reservoir are surrounded is set on the backdrop of forest surrounded by hills on three sides. There is a park located adjacent to the dam.

The reservoir supplies water for the town of Nagercoil. The capacity of the reservoir was initially at 84mcft with Full Reservoir level of 60.98m. It was later increased to 105 mcft and 62.20m respectively in 1979. Despite this the water supply is deemed inadequate and new plans for obtaining additional water from Paraliar river is under works.

References

1. "Commissionerate of municipal administration, Nagercoil" (PDF). www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
2. "Mukkadal Dam, Thuvarancaud, Kanyakumari district | Kanyakumarians". www.kanyakumarians.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
3. "Kanyakumari District". kanyakumaridistrict.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
4. "Major Water Supply Schemes 1521 | TWAD". www.twadboard.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
5. Environmental Impact Assessment Report - World Bank Docs

v t e Kanyakumari district
History	Travancore Battle of Colachel Travancore–Cochin
Administration	Taluks Agastheeswaram Kallkkulam Thovalai Vilavancode Thiruvattar Killiyoor Blocks Agastheeswaram Killiyoor Kurunthancode Melpuram Munchirai Rajakkamangalam Thiruvattar Thovalai Thuckalay Municipalities Colachel Kuzhithura Kollankodu Padmanabhapuram Municipal Corporation Nagercoil Town Panchayat Agastheeswaram Aloor Anjugramam Aralvaimozhi Arumanai Asaripallam Attoor Azhagappapuram Azhagiapandiapuram Boothapandi Edaikodu Eraniel Ezhudesam Ganapathipuram Kadayal Kaliyakkavilai Kallukuttam Kanyakumari Kappiyarai Karungal Keezhkulam Killiyur Kodimunai Kollancode Kothanallur Kottaram Kulasekaram Kumarapuram Manavalakurichi Mandaikadu Marthandam Marungoor Mulagumudu Myladi Nallur Neiyyur Pacode Palapallam Pazhugal Ponmanai Puthalam Pudukadai Reethapuram South Thamaraikulam Suchindram Thalakudi Thengampudur Theroor Thingalnagar Thirparappu Thiruvattar Thiruvithamcode Unnamalaikadai Valvaithankoshtam Vellimalai Verkilambi Vilavoor Villukuri Revenue divisions Nagercoil Padmanabhapuram
Religious sites	Thanumalayan Temple Kumarakoil Marunthuvazh Malai Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple Nagaraja Temple Our Lady of Ransom Church, Kanyakumari St. Arockiya Nathar Church, Vavathurai Pancha pathi Peer Mohammed Dargah Sivalayams Adikesava Perumal Temple St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar Swamithope pathi Thirunadhikkara Thiruppathisaram Thirucharanathumalai Chitharal Jain Monuments
Tourism	Kanyakumari Kalikesam Mathur Aqueduct Mukkadal Dam Muttom Olakaruvi Padmanabhapuram Palace Pechiparai Reservoir Sothavilai Beach Thirparappu Udayagiri Vattakottai Fort Vattakottai Vattaparai Falls
Education	Colleges Cape Institute of Technology Bishop Agniswamy College of Education CSI Institute of Technology Malankara Catholic College Nesamony Memorial Christian College Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education Ponjesly College of Engineering Scott Christian College S.T. Hindu College St. Xavier's College of Engineering Amrita College of Engineering & Technology University College of Engineering,Nagercoil Schools Carmel Higher Secondary School Excel Central School Excel Global School Scott Christian Higher Secondary School
Railway stations	Eraniel Kanniyakumari Kuzhithura Kuzhithurai West Nagercoil Junction Nagercoil Town Viranialur
See also: List of villages in Kanyakumari district

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