Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2014

RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION–A SIMPLE ANALYSIS ON MALAMPUZHA DAM, KERALA

Manoj Nallanathel, Dr. Needhidasan Santhanam

Abstract :

A reservoir to be fully effective in working, its storage capacity for which it is designed should not be depleted due to the accumulated sediments. Interest in sediments is increased nowadays because people are now aware of how rapidly sediments can accumulate in streams, ditches, culverts and reservoirs. The shortened economic life of these structures and the troubling the equipments in these reservoirs were felt by many researchers. Many are concerned about the decreased quality of their drinking water. The major cause of the dried reservoir is siltation which in turn reduces the storage capacity of the reservoirs. Studies reveals that, most of the reservoirs in India are lost their dead storage capacity which is meant to be reserved for the sediment dumping during the life time of the reservoirs. The objective of this paper is to discuss the sedimentation issues in general by touching its causes, impacts and useful controlling measures giving potential to the sedimentation issues in Malampuzha dam in a simple analysis for improving its present condition.

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Manoj Nallanathel, Dr. Needhidasan Santhanam Reservoir Sedimentation – A Simple Analysis on Malampuzha Dam, Kerala International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 9 September 2014

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