R. A. Headworks

R. A. Headworks or Ramaswamy Aiyar Headworks is a masonry type weir situated in Munnar panchayath of Munnar village in Idukki district of Kerala, India impounding mudirapuzha river.

Ramaswamy Aiyer Headworks is located 15 km (9.3 mi) downstream of Maduppetty Dam near Munnar.

The water stored in the Kundala reservoir is released through the stream to Maduppetty Dam located downstream.

From the Maduppetty reservoir the water is released to downstream through a dam toe power house.

The controlled release from Maduppetty Dam reaches the diversion weir named R.A. Head works [2] and from there, the water is diverted through a water conducting system to the power house of Pallivasal HEP located on the right bank of Mudirapuzha river.

Ramaswamy Aiyer Headworks
The dam and its sluice canal