Kakki Reservoir

Kakki Reservoir is an artificial lake formed by the Kakki Dam and Anathode Dam on the Kakki River, a tributary of the Pamba River in Pathanamthitta district. Built in 1966 as part of the Sabarigiri Hydroelectric Project, it lies within the Ranni reserve forest near the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The reservoir offers scenic views of broad water surrounded by dense Western Ghats forests and serves as a habitat for wildlife including elephants, tigers, and monkeys.

Visitors can expect to see a large concrete gravity dam spanning the Kakki River with expansive reservoir waters set against steep forested slopes. The area provides panoramic views of the Western Ghats landscape and opportunities to observe wildlife such as elephants, tigers, deer, and monkeys in the surrounding forests. Visitors can enjoy boating on the serene reservoir waters, photography of the dam structure and natural scenery, and access to ecotourism activities including trekking and nature walks through the dense evergreen forests.

The Kakki Dam was constructed in 1966 as part of the Sabarigiri Hydroelectric Project, an Indo-American collaboration. The project was commissioned on August 28, 1967, by then President of India V.V. Giri. The dam is a 116-meter high concrete gravity structure that created the Kakki Reservoir along with the Anathode Dam to form a shared water source for hydroelectric power generation.