Idukki

Idukki district is one among the 14 districts of Kerala state, India. The district headquarters is located at Kuyilimala (earlier it was at Painavu).

Idukki has the largest arch dam in India, the Idukki Dam, constructed for the Idukki Hydro Electric Power Project in 1969 with the cooperation of the Canadian Government. This single project powers almost half of the entire state and some parts of neighboring states. Mattupetty Dam is also here.