Kanjirapuzha Dam — Attraction in Kerala

Kanjirapuzha Dam is loacared in Palakkad district in Kerala. It is a water reservoir surrounded by mountain ranges on most sides. Kanjirapuzha Dam has an area of 7,000 hectares. It is bordered by densely-covered evergreen forests. The name of the forest is 'Vettilachola'. There is a garden at the dam bottom. The Kanjirapuzha Dam park has slides, swings, seating area, playing area, monkey bars, seesaws and other activities. It is one of the best tourist place in palakkad.

I spent an afternoon with my family at Kanjirapuzha Dam. It's a very beautiful location to spend the afternoon there. Kids have a park and a simple playing area with various activities. My daughter loved the slides, swings, monkey bars and others there. Walking on the Kanjirapuzha Dam and seeing the shutter releasing the water was an amazing feeling. There are water fountains located in the Kanjirapuzha Dam park. The Kanjirapuzha Dam water fountain timings are from 4 PM to 7:30 PM.

Kanjirapuzha Dam entry fees was just Rs. 30/- for adults, Rs. 15/- for senior citizens (60+) Rs. 30/- for children (3 to 12 yrs). The tickets are currently in all cash. They do not accept UPI at present. The vehicle parking fees charge is Rs. 20/- per vehicle (four wheeler) 🚲🛵🏍️🚙🚗🛻🚐🚚🚜🏎️🛺🚌🚖🚘🚍. There are trees 🌲🌳🌴 in the parking area that provide little relief from the hot sun. There are restrooms inside (the park area) and outside also. The restrooms located inside the park are neat and clean. There is purified drinking water available in the park for all. Kanjirapuzha Dam park and walkway area are cleaned regularly.

Overall, it's the perfect spot for an outing or picnic with your friends and family to relax and be free from your...

The Kanjirapuzha Dam, a masonry earth dam built for providing irrigation to a Cultural Command Area (CCA) of 9,713 hectares (24,000 acres), is located in the Palakkad district in the Indian state of Kerala. The reservoir, which has three islands within it, also has an established commercial fisheries development programme operated by the Fisheries Department.

Construction of the dam, including the irrigation system, was started in 1961 at an initial cost of Rs. 3.65 crores (1954 price level) which was revised to Rs. 101.19 crores (1970 price level). The irrigation command was partially developed in 1980 with a total CCA of 8,465 hectares (20,920 acres). To complete the irrigation development in the entire command a new scheme titled "Extension, Renovation and Modernisation (ERM) Irrigation Project" under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) initiated by the Prime Minister of India, was approved by the Planning Commission in the year 2008 for an estimated cost of Rs 30.0 crore, to cover balance CCA of 1,247 hectare.

The Kanjirapuzhan Dam is located on the Kanjirapuzha River, a tributary of the Thuthapuzha River, which itself joins the Bharatapuzha River, a part of the west-flowing rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari. The dam has a catchment area of 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres), which lies entirely within the state boundary.The densely-covered green forest area of the catchment is called the "Vettilachola".

Mannarkkad, the nearest town to the site of the dam, is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) away and Palakkad is 43 kilometres (27 mi) away. It is built near to Agali Hills. Vaakkodan mala is another...

32 km from Palakkad. The Palakkad-Kozhikode route turns from Chirakkalpady to Kanjirapuzha. Those who get off at the railway station can take the Kozhikode bus from Olavakkode to Chirakkalpadi. Autorickshaws and taxis are available from there. Mannarkkad - Kaunjirapuzha buses ply on this route. There are direct private buses from Palakkad to Kanjirapuzha. The nearest town is Mannarkkad. There are several lodges in Mannarkkad. There are small restaurants near the Kanjirapuzha Dam. Wormwood is another place with shops and restaurants. 3 km from Kanjirapuzha to Kanjirapuzha. The project will irrigate 9713 ha of land in Mannarkkad, Ottappalam and Palakkad taluks of Palakkad district. The State Fisheries Department sells fish in the reservoir.

The Shiruvani Dam (10 ° 58′36.49 ″ N 76 ° 38′31.2 ″ E) can be reached by traveling 22 km on the right hand side near the dam entrance. Shiruvani Dam is located in the Shiruvani Forest, an evergreen forest. Permission from the Forest‌ Camp is required to enter here. There is also an autorickshaw for the forest department which can carry six or seven people to see the sights. During the 2 hour trek, you can sometimes see animals like elephants, deer, leopards and black monkeys in their...