Kundala Dam

Kundala Dam (കുണ്ടള അണക്കെട്ട്), also known as Setuparvatipuram Dam, is a masonry gravity dam built on Muthirapuzha River in Mattupetty panchayat of Idukki district in Kerala, India. It is part of the Pallivasal Hydroelectric Project, the first hydroelectric project in Kerala. The dam is considered to be Asia's first arch dam. It has a height of 46.93 m and length of 259.38 m. Release from dam is to river Palar and taluks through which release flow are Udumbanchola, Devikulam, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha, Kunnathunadu, Aluva, Kodungalloor and Paravur.

Spillway
Spillways are Ogee-type and are 5 in numbers. Vertical lift, each of size 5.18 x 2.74 m is fitted on the spillways.

Location
The location of the dam is at a distance of 20 km from Munnar. It is a major tourist destination near Munnar. Kundala dam is located on the way to Top Station. Tourist places like Pampadumchola National Park, Kurinjimalai Sanctuary and Meesappulimalai are close to this dam.

Reservoir
Full Reservoir Level (FRL) is 1758.7 m and Minimum Drawdown level (MDDL) is 1735.84 m. Effective Storage at FRL is 77870000 m3 and Generation potential at FRL is	22.74 MU. The water stored in the Kundala reservoir is released through the Palar River to Mattupetty dam located downstream. The water stored in the Mattupetty reservoir is released to downstream via a canal to a power house. Kundala reservoir has become a tourist spot.

Hydroelectric project
Pallivasal Hydroelectric Project, which is the first hydroelectric project in Kerala, uses the water from Kundala dam. The project was completed in two stages. In the first stage, just a run-of-the-river scheme was initially introduced with three units having capacity of 4.5 MW each. The first unit of the Pallivasal power station was commissioned on Mar 19, 1940. The second unit on Feb 02, 1941 and the third unit on 19 Feb, 1942. Kundala and Mattupetty dams together contributed about 65000000 m3 of storage.