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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Moolamattom<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Idukki district|Idukki]]<br />
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| parts = [[Thodupuzha]]<br />
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| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code = 685589<br />
| area_code = 04862<br />
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| registration_plate = KL- 38<br />
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
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'''Moolamattom''' is the headquarters of [[Arakulam]] Panchayath in [[Thodupuzha]] Taluk, [[Idukki district]] in [[Kerala]], India. It lies 22&nbsp;km from Thodupuzha, on the banks of the Thodupuzha River, a tributary of the [[Muvattupuzha]] river. It is also the site of the Moolamattom Power Station, the biggest underground hydro-electric power station in India.<br />
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==Moolamattom Power Station==<br />
Moolamattom Power Station is the biggest underground hydro-electric project in India. The water from the [[Idukki Dam]] is carried by the underground pipes to the power station. The installed capacity of the power house is 780 MW consisting of six generator units of 130 MW each. <ref>https://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69:periyar-basin-hydro-electric-projects&catid=2&lang=en&Itemid=714</ref> The regulated waters of [[Periyar (river)|Periyar]] fall through a drop of about 669.2 metres (2195 feet) while generating power in the underground power house. The tail waters makes Thodupuzha river, a tributary of the [[Muvattupuzha]] river, at Thriveni sangamam which is 1&nbsp;km from Moolamattom Power Station. Project work on this power station was initiated by Sri. E.U. Philipose, Superintending Engineer, Kerala State Electricity Board in 1964. Visitors are restricted from entry due to security reasons.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
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Thumpichi St. Thomas mount, Nadukani, [[Malankara Dam]], Kudayathoor Mala, Vayanakavu Temple and [[Ilaveezha Poonchira|Ilaveezhapoonchira]] are nearby attractions. Idukki Dam, the world's second and Asia's first arch dam, is 43&nbsp;kilometers away from Moolamattom. There are several Malayalam and other language films shot at Moolamattom and nearby places. [[Purappadu (1990 film)|Purappadu]] [[Rasathanthram]], [[Drishyam]], [[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]] are some of them.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}<br />
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==Education==<br />
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Schools: IHEP Govt UP School, Govt Vocational Higher Secondary School, St. George UP School, Sacred Heart English medium High schools are in Moolamattom.<br />
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College: [[St. Joseph's College, Moolamattom]], is a liberal arts and science college is situated 5&nbsp;km away from Moolamattom run by the CMI fathers. Established in 1980, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Management, Social Work, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics and English language.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{gallery<br />
|File:Thriveni Sangamam Moolamattom.jpg|Thriveni Sangamam Moolamattom<br />
|File:Teak small.JPG|Teak plantation at Moolamattom<br />
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==External links==<br />
* https://www.facebook.com/ourmoolamattom/<br />
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==References==<br />
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