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| '''Kakkad Dam''' is a small dam located near the Village Seethathodu in the district of Pathanamthitta in Kerala constructed against Vellathodu River. It is also called Vellathodu dam. The Kakkad Hydroelectric Project use the water from the dam. It is operated by Kerala State Electricity Board.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kakkad Hydroelectric Power Plant India - GEO|url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43256|access-date=2021-07-07|website=globalenergyobservatory.org}}</ref>
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| Kakkad Hydro electric Project is the second stage development of Pamba river basin. The Kakkad Hydroelectric Project generates 50 MW of electricity using 2 turbines of 25 MW each year. The annual output is 262 MU. The machine was commissioned on 16 September 1999. The Moozhiyar Dam creates the main reservoir of this project.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MOOZHIYAR DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=125|access-date=2021-07-07|language=en-US}}</ref> the second reservoir is formed by the Kakkad dam. After power generation, water from Kakkad power station is released to the Kakkad River. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Pamba Basin HydroProjects|url=https://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=717&lang=en|access-date=2021-07-07|website=www.kseb.in}}</ref> Kakkad project had a long tale of unending woes of corruption and trade union militancy<ref>http://www.isec.ac.in/JSED/JSED_V4_I2_148-169.pdf</ref>
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