hill town surrounded by a spread of beautiful, wooded valleys and meandering streams. Idukki is a well known tourist center in Kerala. The Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary extends over the Thodupuzha and Udumbanchola taluks of Idukki district, spread over and is about above sea level. The Idukki Reservoir formed by three dams - Cheruthoni, Idukki and Kulamavu - extends to . One can find elephants, bisons, sambar deer, wild dogs, jungle cats, tigers, wild boars etc. and a variety of snakes like cobra, viper, krait and a number of non-venomous snakes in this sanctuary. The birds of Idukki are Jungle fowl, myna, laughing thrush, black bulbul, peafowl, woodpecker, kingfisher, eagle etc. See also 2018 Kerala floods List of dams and reservoirs in Kerala Kulamavu Dam Cheruthoni Dam Kallar Dam Erattayar Dam Azhutha Dam Vazhikadavu Weir Vadakkepuzha Weir Kuttiar Weir References www.kvidukki.Gov.in External links Idukki Dam shortfilm Idukki Hydroelectric Project Old Photos https://idukki.gov.in/tourist-place/idukki-arch-dam/ Interesting Facts about Idukki dam Kendriya Vidyalaya, Idukki,Hill Station Arch dams Hydroelectric power stations in Kerala Dams completed in 1973 1973 establishments in Kerala Dams in Idukki district 20th-century architecture in India