Idukki arch dam to screen laser show on history of Kerala
The report of the Rs26-crore project would be submitted to the Center soon for the funds.
The report of the Rs26-crore project would be submitted to the Center soon for the funds.
The report of the Rs26-crore project would be submitted to the Center soon for the funds.
The sprawling 555-foot-high wall of Idukki arch dam, the oldest of the kind in Asia, will soon turn as the screen of a laser show depicting the eventful history of Kerala.
The magnificent arch dam in the high range is getting ready to add the laser show also to its list of attractions. If the project becomes a reality, it will be the biggest screen in the world to host such a laser show, official sources said.
Located between 'Kuravan' and 'Kurathi' hills across the river Periyar, Idukki dam is considered as a technological marvel. The commercial operations of the power house was commissioned in 1976 by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi.
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The Hydel Tourism Department, under the Kerala State Electricity Board, has submitted a detailed project report to the state tourism department for the comprehensive development of the dam area, including commencing of the laser show.
The report of the Rs26-crore project would be submitted to the Center soon for the funds, a senior official said.
"The laser show is planned to be screened on the dam wall surface, which is 500 foot high and 600 foot wide. It will be the biggest such screen in the world," Kerala Hydel Tourism director K J Jose told PTI.
Besides the history of Kerala, the story of the evolution of hydel projects in the state and the formation of KSEB would also be told through the laser show, he said.
Three shows, with a duration of 30 minutes, is planned daily.
At least 200-300 people can watch the show at one go sitting at the downstream of the dam, he said.
"People will be able to view the show even 26km away from the dam site," the official said.
Besides the laser show, the Hydel Tourism also plans to set up an amphitheater, shopping complex and a glass aquarium in the two-acre area in front of the arch dam.
The aquarium is planned in such a way that people can walk over the toughened glass laid over it and watch the underwater species, the official added.