Malampuzha dam is
located in Palakkad
district. This dam
which has a
height of 6066
feet is built
across the Malampuzha river and
is said to be the largest irrigation reservoir in Kerala. It is combined of
1849 meters long masonry dam and 220 meters long earthen dam. This reservoir
can hold 8000 sq m of water. There are 2 canal systems which serve the purpose
of irrigation and the reservoir provides water to Palakkad. This is also a
major tourist destination. The Malampuzha garden and the reservoir are located
having the Western Ghats as the background.
The main attractions here include the Malampuzha garden, snake park, rope way,
reservoir, road train, Japanese garden,
fish shaped aquarium
etc. Malampuzha gardens
are popularly called
as the ‘Vrindhavan
of Kerala’. The passenger rope way takes one on an air
journey over the garden. There is a Rope Way Bridge that connects the two sides
of the park and a specialty if this bridge is that only 50 persons can walk
through this bridge at a time. There are guards to watch this. There is a huge
sculpture in Malampuzha gardens which is very famous. It is a cement sculpture
of a ‘Yakshi’ and is made by Kanayi Kunjiraman. The rock garden is made of
broken pieces of bangles, tiles, used plastic cans and other waste materials by
the master sculptor Padma Shree Neck Chand Saini, whose rock garden in
Chandigarh is world famous. Boat cruises can be conducted in the reservoir.
Pedal boats, Motor boats, Rowboats etc are available for hire.
Timings:
Malampuzha garden : 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Aquarium : 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm on holidays Snake park : 8:00 am to 6:00
pm Rock garden : 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
How to Reach
Nearest Bus Station
: Palakkad bus station
Nearest Railway Station : Palakkad railway station
Nearest Airport
: Coimbatore International Airport
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