Malampuzha Dam

Malampuzha Dam

      Malampuzha Dam is the largest reservoir in Kerala, which is located near Palakkad in southern India is on the scenic hills of Western Ghats in the background. The dam project was initiated in 1949 and graduated in 1955. The entire catchment area of ​​145 square kilometers, where the tank has a capacity of 8000 square meters of water. duct systems serving the irrigated agricultural land when the reservoir provides drinking water Palakkad and surrounding villages.

Malampuzha, a small town in the foothills of Western Ghats takes its name from the river Malampuzha. Nurtured by this tributary of Kerala's longest river, Bharathappuzha, Malampuzha is a green city is a major tourist attraction for its hiking trails and irrigation dam large.

Around the reservoir are beautiful gardens and amusement parks. services can be found in the lake by boat. Other attractions in the Malampuzha garden a beautiful rock garden, fish-shaped aquarium, snake park, cableway, which takes aerial tour of the park and the gigantic Yakshi (enchantress) sculptured by Kanai Kunhiraman, a renowned sculptor of Kerala.

Entrance to the garden

The most interesting feature of the rock is the whole place is made of pieces of unwanted and broken bangles, tiles, used plastic cans, boxes and other debris. The garden is a masterpiece of sculptor Padmasree Neck Chand Saini. His rock garden in Chandigarh is world famous and attracts thousands of tourists every year. Nearest station and the airport is in Palakkad and Coimbatore, respectively.

Location: Only 10 km from Palakkad town, North Kerala.