A gravity dam at Kallikkad in Kattakkada Taluk, and the river that ends at Poovar

Background

The Thiruvananthapuram district site describes Neyyar Dam as a gravity dam on the Neyyar River in Thiruvananthapuram district. The site places it at the Western Ghats foothills, roughly 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and says it was established in 1958. The dam is situated in Kallikkad Panchayath of Kattakkada Taluk. The page says it was built on land given for irrigation purposes by an agriculturist named Karuvachiyil Krishan Panicker and other members of his family. One canal of the Neyyar flows to the western districts of Tamil Nadu. The main river runs through Kallikkadu, Ottasekharamangalam, Aryancode, Kezharoor, Perumkadavila, Marayamuttom, Neyyattinkara and Poovar. It ends at the Arabian Sea. Lying against the southern low hills of the Western Ghats, the dam has a scenic lake.