WAYANAD AND BANASURA SAGAR DAM,WAYANAD DT, KERALA.

 WAYANAD IS IN THE WAYANAD DT, NORTH KERALA, INDIA.KALPETTA IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE DT. THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL NATURAL VIEWS IN WAYANAD.DT. THE MAIN TOURIST PLACES TO VISIT ARE, SULTHAN BATHERY( 100 KM FROM KOZHIKODE),KALPETTA( 72 KM FROM KOZHIKODE), IT IS THE LARGEST TOWN IN WAYANAD DT, VYTHIRI( NEAR LAKKIDI) MANANTHAVADY(32 KM FROM KALPETTA), AND MEPPADY(10 KM FROM KALPETTA). WAYANAD IS A NATURE LOVERS TOURIST CENTRE.

LAKKIDI IS THE GATEWAY OF WAYANAD. IT IS ON THE THAMARASSERY GHAT PASS.

 

MEPPADI AND VADUVANCHALIS 10 KM FROM KALPETTA.
CHEMBRA PEAK IS NEAR MEPPADY 17 KM FROM KALPETTA. IT IS THE TALLEST PEAK.
MAJOR WATERFALLS ARE, SOOCHIPARA FALLS, KANTHAM PARA FALLS, MEENMUTTY FALLS, CHETHALAYAM FALLS ETC.
MAJOR LAKES ARE POOKOT LAKE, KARALAD LAKE,

MAIN ISLAND IS KURUVA DEEP.
BIG DAM IS BANASURA SAGAR DAM.IT IS15 KM FROM KALPETTA.

WAYANAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ARE MUTHANGA AND THOLPETTY( IT IS SOUTH AND NORTH WAYANAD).
PAKSHI PATHALAM IS AT BRAHAMA GIRI HILLS,36 KM AWAY FROM MANATHAVADY.
KALAGA PARA IS REMOTE VILLAGE 15 KM AWAY FROM KALPETTA.

 

PHANTHOM ROCKIS 13KM FROM KALPETTA. IT IS A VIEW POINT.
MANY MORE BEAUTIFUL NATURALPLACES TO VISIT IN.WAYANAD.

THE DENSE FOREST, LUSH GREEN JUNCLES, DEEP VALLEYS, ARE VERY LOVING TO TOURISTS.

THE NEAREST BIG RAILWAY STATION IS KOZHIKODE. THE DISTANCE FROM KOZHIKODE RAILWAY STATION TO WAYANAD IS 110 KM.
THE NEAREST AIRPORT IS ALSO IN KOZHIKODE. THE CALICUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS LOCATED 65 KM AWAY FROM WAYANAD.
BY ROAD ALL MAJOR CITIES ARE CONNECTED WITH KOZHIKODE AND WAYANAD.

BANASURA SAGAR DAM IS THE LARGEST EARTH DAM. THE DAM WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1979. IT IS IN THE LAP OF BANASURA HILLS.

 

IT IS 15 KM AWAY FROM KALPETTA AND 96 KM FROM KOZHIKODE. IT IS BUILT ACROSS THE KARAMANA THODU,

 

IS A SIDE CANAL OF THE KABANI RIVER. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE ASURA KING BANASURA.

THE DAM IS MADE OF ROCKS AND STONES. IN THE DAM TOURIT CAN HAVE BOAT RIDE, NEARBY A SMALL PARK,SMALL THATTUKADAS ETC.

THE DAM WATER IS USED IN THE KAKKAYAM HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PROJECT AND ALSO CONTRI BUTES TO IRRIGATION AND DRINKING PURPOSE.

 

ENTRY FEE IS RS 10/= PER PERSON, RS 450/= FOR 5 PERSONS FOR SPEED BOATING. CHARGE.RUPEES 10/= PARKING CHARGES PER VEHICLE, RS 20/= FOR STILL CAMERA. DAM VISITING TIME ARE 6-00 AM TO 6-00 PM.
WISH YOU A HAPPY JOURNEY.
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