Mattupetty is just 13 kms away from Munnar.Mattupetty is on the way to Topstation.Its a nice place to visit when you come to Munnar.Mattupetty is a tourist spot near to Munnar.In Mattupetty you can visit dam,lake,dairy farm.Just a short distance from the farm, is a very
beautiful picnic spot. The sprawling Kundala tea plantations and the
Kundala Lake are other attractions in the vicinity. DTPC Idukki provides
boating facilities on the Mattupetty Dam. Speed launch, slow speedboat
and motorboats are available on hire.
Mattupetty Dam, near Munnar in Idukki District, is a storage Concrete Gravity dam built in the mountains of Kerala, India to conserve water for hydroelectricity.[1]
It has been a vital source of power, yielding along with other such
dams, huge revenue to the states. The large amount of perennially
available water allows wild animals and birds to flourish. However
salinity caused by irrigation and water-logging are of concern to
environmentalists.[2]Munnar is located near the confluence of the mountain streams of Muthirappuzha River, Chanduvarai River and Kundale River. See:map
The reservoir is also known to be one of the visiting grounds of elephants in the region.
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