#2--Must visit Malampuzha Dam -(KERALA)💥

            Have you ever visited Malampuzha Dam? Let me take you on a virtual tour and share my experience with you through this blog.

          MALAMPUZHA DAM:  It is the largest dam and reservoir in Kerala, located near Palakkad, in the state of Kerala in South India. The Malampuzha dam is situated in the beautiful hills of western ghats in the background, The dam combines with a Masonry dam with a length of 1849 meters and an earthen dam with a length of  220 meters making the Malampuzha dam the longest dam in the state of Kerala.

LOCATION:-

10 km from Palakkad town, North Kerala.

Nearest railway station:  Palakkad Junction - 7 km

Nearest airport: Coimbatore, 55 km from Malampuzha Dam

                       

                    

                The dam was created as a multi-purpose project to provide water for irrigation, drinking, industries, electric power generation, fish farming, and water transport. However, plans for water transport was dropped from the initial phase itself, and later, boating services for leisure was started. Soon after the inauguration of the dam, Palakkad and Malampuzha became a part of the newly formed Kerala State. Kerala Government started the Malampuzha Gardens on the front side of the dam. Later, various other features were added like the Rock Gardens, an aquarium, Snake Park, and Rope Way, and there is a swimming pool in the grade that is opened from 9 am to 6 pm.

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

                                 

        

        

        

         

        

        

        

MAIN ATTRACTION PLACES:-

1. Japanese Garden
2. Trekking tracks
3. Upper Garden and viewpoint
4. River baths
5. Cable car ride
6. Yakshi Garden
7. Fish-shaped aquarium
8. Fantasy Park
9. Entrance Garden
10. Spiced fruits camp
11. Toy train for kids  

                       

                                 

                

                    

                    

              Around the reservoir of the dam are beautiful gardens and amusement parks which make the children more excited. Boating facilities are available on the lake. Other important attractions in the Malampuzha garden are the beautiful rock garden, the fish-shaped aquarium, the snake park, the ropeway which takes you on a full view trip of the park, and the gigantic Yakshi (an enchantress) sculptured by Kanai Kunhiraman, it is a naked girl sculpture, there is a great story behind the sculpture, and later it was renowned by the government of Kerala.

                    

                

                

                 The ropeway gives an amazing view of the whole park. It travels above the dams downstream. We could see the water flowing through. The most interesting feature of the rock garden is that the whole place is made of unwanted and broken pieces of bangles, tiles, used plastic cans, bottles, tins, and other waste materials. The garden is a masterwork of sculptor Padmasree Neck Chand Saini. His rock garden in  Chandigarh is world-famous and attracts thousands of tourists every year.