Mal: ഇടുക്കി iṭukki
‘Gorge’ District, Kerala
From Mal: iṭukku/iḍukkụ, ‘narrow passage’, ‘gorge’
Idukki is a mountainous and densely forested region set in the Cardamom Hills.
It spreads over an area of 4,358 km2 , making it the second largest district in Kerala.
It has the two highest mountains in India outside the Himalayas: Anamudi (2,695m) and Meesapulimala (2,647m).
The 168m Idukki Arch Dam(168m) is Asia’s first and tallest arch dam.
It was built across a passage between two granite mountains: Kuravanmala (839m) and Kurathimala (925m).
Idukki Arch Dam KSEB