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Idukki district and town in Kerala

Idukki (Malayalam :ഇടുക്കി ) is one among the 14 districts of Kerala state, India. The district headquarters is located at Painavu. District borders with the State of Tamilnadu, districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur. Image File history File links Location of Idukki district and town in the state of Kerala, India. ... Image File history File links Location of Idukki district and town in the state of Kerala, India. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Districts of Kerala, south India. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... Painavu is a town and is the capital of Idukki district in the state of Kerala,south India. ...

Idukki is known for the splendid green mountains, streams and spices. It is one of the a main tourist destinations in Kerala with its hill stations, such as Devikulam surrounded by lush hills and tea plantations, and its valleys. The famous resort Thekkady (Periyar Tiger Reserve), is in Idukki District. Munnar is another hill resort of the district. Mattupetty is about 11 km away from Munnar. Mattupetty, is the headquarters of the Indo-Swiss Cattle Project. Mattupetty Dam is also here. Kalimpong town as viewed from a distant hill. ... Devikulam is a small, beautiful hill station about 16 km from Munnar in the Idukki District of the southern state of Kerala in India. ... Thekkady (Idukki District) is the location of the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is an important tourist attraction in Kerala state, India, close to the Kerala -Tamil Nadu border town Kumily, located about 257 km (160 miles) from Trivandrum. ... Munnar Hills Munnar (Malayalam: , Tamil: ) is a town located in the southern state of Kerala in India. ... Mattupetty Dam Mattupatti Dam, near Munnar in Idukki District, is a storage dam to conserve water for hydroelectricity in the mountains of Kerala, India. ...

High ranges of Idukki attracted Scottish planters in the 19th century and they left behind some bunglaows in an around Munnar, which are quite notable for their architectural beauty. Perhaps the most visible one to the tourists is Ladbroke House,which is named after the Ladbroke's Square in London. The Salmon Trouts, coniferous trees and dark green planter's cap are all contributions of those planters. Quite interestingly, Munnar had railway lines almost a century back! This started from the KDHP office at Munnar and extended up to Top station near the Tamil Nadu border. The torrential rain and storm of 1924 destroyed the major part of the rail system and the Mattupetty dam still has the remains of the rail lines. Quite few of the rails are used as electric posts in Munnar. KDHP's tea factory has one of the wheels of the locomotives being kept there.

Idukki also has the largest arch dam in India, the Idukki Dam, constructed for the Idukki Hydro Electric Power Project in 1969 with the cooperation of the Canadian Government. This single project powers almost half of the entire state and some parts of neighboring states. Categories: Possible copyright violations ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

Idukki had a population of 1,129,221 as of 2001. Censusinfo [1]

The eminent persons from Idukki district include K.M. Beenamol (Sports), K.M. Biju,(Sports), Shiny Wilson (Sports), P.J. Joseph (Politics).

External links

A river in the Marayoor region of northwestern Idukki district.

• Idukki District website Official site of Idukki District
• Idukki district at the Open Directory Project