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'''Pechiparai Reservoir''' is a [[water reservoir|reservoir]] located {{convert|43|km}} from the town of [[Nagercoil]], near the village of Pechiparai in [[Kanyakumari District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. | '''Pechiparai Reservoir''' is a [[water reservoir|reservoir]] located {{convert|43|km}} from the town of [[Nagercoil]], near the village of Pechiparai in [[Kanyakumari District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].It was built by the British chief engineer Humphreys Alexander Minchin (1868 – 1913) were a pillar has been erected in remembrance. | ||
The reservoir was formed by the construction of the Jincy Dam, which was built across the Kodayar River about {{convert|1|mi|abbr=on}} below the confluence of the Kallar, Chittar and Kuttiyar tributaries. It was built during the period 1897 - 1906 by the European engineer, Mr. Minchin,(called as mookanthurai by the local people) during the reign of the [[Travancore]] [[Maharaja]] [[Moolam Thirunal]]. | The reservoir was formed by the construction of the Jincy Dam, which was built across the Kodayar River about {{convert|1|mi|abbr=on}} below the confluence of the Kallar, Chittar and Kuttiyar tributaries. It was built during the period 1897 - 1906 by the European engineer, Mr. Minchin,(called as mookanthurai by the local people) during the reign of the [[Travancore]] [[Maharaja]] [[Moolam Thirunal]]. | ||