Kerala. Large underground hydroelectric power station

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It was difficult to present, that in the heart of one of neighbouring mountains there was a large underground hydroelectric power station. HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION and bringing to it water a two-kilometre tunnel have been hidden from eyes, did not break virgin beauty of these places.

Having left a viewing platform, we have continued a way to mountains, there, where almost on 60 square kilometres the lake created by people giving force to electric cars hidden under the earth and water to country fields was stretched.

And here it before us, surrounded with hills on which slopes at early morning or evening o'clock you can see wild elephants going down to a watering place. Still recently in these places the rivers Perijar and two other small rivulets flew. But people have erected three dams and have forced the rivers to spread in this blue lake, which smooth surface rjabil an easy breeze. Also it was difficult to present, that earlier here all was differently.

Complex Building proceeded ten years. Builders had to execute the enormous amount of works, one granite it has been taken out so many that it would suffice for a covering of a modern motorway dlinoju in 16 thousand kilometres.

The tribe living in area Idukki has a legend. In ancient times married couple Kuravan and Kurati the games have disturbed the god the Frame and his wife to the Sieve bathing in the river Perijar. The angered god has transformed the couple which has broken their rest, into two hills and that they have never incorporated, has directed between them a river Perijar channel. And here now the arch dam has connected hills.

With Idukki we came back, when the earth was already shrouded by a soft coverlet of tropical night. Its impenetrable blackness before us was moved apart by an infinite garland of the electric lanterns shining cities and villages. And as it was pleasant to understand, that this light is born by man-made miracle Idukki. Opening on February, 12th, 1976 this hydraulic engineering complex, the prime minister of India Indira Gandi has declared, that it belongs to the people and serves its blessing.

Some words about others literally man-made miracles.

... In the Spring of 1970 the Society of the Soviet-Indian friendship in Moscow has received a gift from India. It was small, filigree work barelefnyj V.I.Lenin's executed on an ivory the portrait. On the occasion of century from the date of a birth of the founder of the Soviet state it has presented C.S.Vishvam's to society.