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Cheruthoni River is the major tributary of the Periyar River, the longest river in Kerala state south India.
Although the Cheruthoni River is one of the major tributaries of the Periyar river, Cheruthoni River is better knownfor being a hamlet adjacent to the famed `Idukki Arch dam' and Cheruthoni dam. These dams, along with Kulamavu Dam, make the Idukki Hydel reservoir. Cheruthoni is part of Vazhathope Panchayat, in the Idukki District of Kerala (India). Other villages adjacent to Cheruthoni include Vazhathope, Thadiyanpadu, Karimban, Manjappara, Maniyarankudi, Bhoomiyamkulam, Peppara, Manjikkavala, Painavu.
Following the famine in the 1940s, the government allowed farmers to migrate to unoccupied arable mountain land stretches. Farmers from the plains and lowlands moved into the mountainous regions and cleared lands for agriculture. Later, the region was identified as an ideal spot for a hydroelectric project and the Kerala State Electricity Board commenced the project. With the establishment of their offices and the induction of Hindustan Construction Company who constructed the dams on behalf of Kerala State Electricity Board, Cheruthoni became a busy hamlet.
During the 1960s, the major population living in Cheruthoni were not Keralites but Sikhs (from Punjab, who constituted the entire workforce of Hindustan Construction Company) and manual laborers from neighbouring Tamil Nadu. (In fact, there was a stretch of the street called No. 3, where hundreds of prostitutes catered to the needs of the labors).
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