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Idukki dam is a type of ________________

(a) rockfill dam

(b) a hollow masonry gravity dam

(c) arch dam

(d) steel dam

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Asked question is from Various Types of Dams topic in chapter General and Particular Dams of Irrigation Engineering

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Right option is (c) arch dam

Explanation: The Idukki dam is a double curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar River and has a height of about 170 m. It is one of the highest arch dams in Asia and it was constructed and owned by Kerala State Electricity Board.

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