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{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Poomala Dam<br />
| image = Poomala Image0165.jpg<br />
| image_caption = A view of reservoir and dam<br />
| name_official = Poomala Dam<br />
| dam_crosses = <br />
| res_name = <br />
| location = Poomala, [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| operator = Minor Irrigation Department , [[Kerala]] <br />
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| dam_width_base = <br />
| construction_began = <br />
| opening = 1968<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.5998|76.2448|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location_map = India#India Kerala<br />
| location_map_size = <br />
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}}<br />
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'''Poomala Dam''' is an irrigation purpose dam and a tourist spot situated in Mulankunnathukavu Panchayath under [[Puzhakkal]] block in [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]] State of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web <br />
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/22/stories/2010032258890300.htm<br />
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628032736/http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/22/stories/2010032258890300.htm<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=2013-06-28<br />
|work=[[The Hindu]]<br />
|title=Poomala designated as tourist centre<br />
|date=2010-03-22<br />
|access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web <br />
|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Boy-drowns-in-Poomala-dam/2013/05/16/article1591908.ece<br />
|title=Boy drowns in Poomala dam<br />
|publisher=The New Indian Express<br />
|access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref><br />
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==History and facilities==<br />
In 1939 a division weir was constructed in the Poomala Valley and in 1968 a Poomala reservoir was commissioned. The dam is managed by the [[Kerala]] Minor Irrigation Department and is constructed with mud and stone. Poomala Dam was officially designated as a tourist centre by the Home Minister of State, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, on 21 March 2010. The dam is situated 94.50 meters above mean sea level. To its north lies another dam, Pathazhakundu, which presently is oriented only for irrigation.<br />
Other facilities in include boating in the reservoir, [[horse riding]], a walkway of 600 metres; a community hall that can accommodate 300 persons; a cafeteria and latrine facilities.<ref>{{cite web <br />
|url=http://www.equitabletourism.org/newsitem.php?AID=816<br />
|title=Poomala dam to be made tourist centre <br />
|publisher=Equations<br />
|access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web <br />
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/02/stories/2009070251420300.htm<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003083933/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/02/stories/2009070251420300.htm<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=2009-10-03<br />
|work=[[The Hindu]]<br />
|title=Poomala dam makeover nearing completion<br />
|date=2009-07-02<br />
|access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of reservoirs and dams in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{commons category|Poomala Dam}}<br />
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{{Tourist attractions in Thrissur}}<br />
{{Tourism in Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Dams completed in 1968]]<br />
[[Category:Dams in Thrissur district]]<br />
[[Category:1968 establishments in Kerala]]</div>->Ira Leviton