Panoth Weir



Panoth Weir is a small diversion dam across Vaniyam puzha which is a tributary of Mahe puzha at Panoth in Naripatta panchayath in Vilangad village of Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. It is the second weir of Vilangad SHEP. It is located at Panoth near Vilangad in Vadakara taluk of Kozhikode district. The project was commissioned in 2014 The weir has a height of 8.55 m from deepest foundation and a length of 44.5 m

Power Project
It is a 7.5 MW (3 x 2.50 MW) power project built on Vaniyampuzha and Kavadipuzha, the tributaries of Mahe river, with an investment of Rs 59.49 crore INR. The project consists of dams at Panoth and Valookku and two canals (1750 meter long Valook Canal and 2850 meter long Panoth canal) and a fore-bay tank with a penstock pipe. This Along with three 2.5 MW generators creates the Power and the water flows through a 124-meter tailrace channel. The power generated is conveyed to Nadapuram substation which is 14 kilometers away from the power house.