19-12-2017, 04:32 PM
MULLAPERIYAR DAM
*First dam in Kerala
Ans : Mullaperiyar (Idukki)
*Chief Architect of Mullaperiyar
Ans : John Penny cuick
*Mullaperiyar dam is built on the banks of the river
Ans : Periyar
*Mullaperiyar dam starts construction in
Ans : 1887
*It was commissioned in
Ans : 1895
*Mullaperiyar lease agreement was signed in
Ans : 29th October 1886.
*Mullaperiyar lease agreement was signed by
Ans : Ram Iyengar' (Diwan of Travancore) and J.C. Hannington (State Secretary of Madras State)
*Grizzled giant squirrel can be seen in Chinnar sanctuary
*Indo-Swiss project named 'Cattle and Fodder Development Project' is at
Ans : Mattupetty
*Indian Starred tortoises are seen in chinnar sanctuary.
*The first district in India with high speed rural broadband connectivity
Ans : Idukki
Prominent figures
*K.M. Beenamol (Athlete)
*Sajan Prakash (Swimmer)
*Shiny Wilson (Athlete)
*Preeja Sreedharan (Athlete)
