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Nature Attractions In Punalur

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Punalur is a Municipality and a bussiness center in Kollam District, in the Indian State of Kerala. It's also the headquarters of Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated near the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in the Kollam district of the southern Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River. It is about 45 kilometres north-east of Kollam and 75 kilometres north of Thiruvananthapuram. It is the second largest city in Kollam District after Kollam and is also one of the biggest Municipal towns in Kerala, home to a paper industry with the Punalur Paper Mills, established in the 1850s, one of the first industries in Kerala and a p...
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  • 2. Thenmala Dam Thenmala
    The Thenmala dam is the second largest irrigation project in Kerala, India. It impounds the longest reservoir in the state and water from the reservoir is also used for power generation. The dam was started in 1961 under the Kallada Irrigation and Tree Crop development project with an original cost of Rs. 13.28 crores. The revised estimate of Rs. 728 crores at the 1999 schedule of rates made the cost escalation to be reported at 5,356 per cent. The ayacut targeted was 61630 hectares and 92800 hectares . Though the project was targeted for completion, and priority in allocation was given during Ninth Plan, it could not be completed and commissioned fully.It is now a centre of attraction at Thenmala and an ecotourism destination, with boating available on the reservoir, which is bordered on ...
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  • 3. Konni Forest Reserve Pathanamthitta
    Konni is a major town and a Taluk headquarters in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. Konni is known for its elephant cages, forests, and rubber plantations.
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