Vazhani Dam is a clay dam built across the Wadakkancherry river near Wadakkancherry in Thrissur district of Kerala. The water is used for irrigation and drinking purposes. The dam has a four-acre garden and the construction was completed in 1962.[1] Vazhani dam is built with mud and it is an earth dam like Banasura Sagar Dam
| Vazhani Dam | |
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A view of dam and reservoir | |
| Official name | Vazhani Dam |
| Country | india |
| Location | Vazhani, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Coordinates | 10.637°N 76.307°E / 10.637; 76.307 |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Opening date | 1962 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Kerala |
| Operator(s) | Irrigation Department, Kerala |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth Dam |
| Length | 792.48 metres |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Wadakkanchery River |
| Website www.vazhanidam.gov.in | |
| Capacity: tmc ft. | |
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