Asurankundu Dam
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Location of Asurankund Dam in India Asurankundu Dam (Kerala) | |
| Coordinates | 10°41′07″N 76°17′44″E / 10.685232°N 76.295527°ECoordinates: 10°41′07″N 76°17′44″E / 10.685232°N 76.295527°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Asurankund Dam is a check dam located on the Chelakkara River in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located in Mullurkara Panchayat in Thrissur district.
The dam at Asurankundu is about 30 km from Thrissur. If you turn right off the Vadakkanchery-Mulloorkara road and follow the forest path for some distance, you will reach the check-post of the forest department. The permission to go further inside and closer to the dam can be obtained here.
Asurankundu is on the northern side of the Peechi-Vazhani wildlife sanctuary. The Asurankundu dam serves the purpose of collecting the water coming out from the forests and hills surrounding it. There are recommendations to include the Asurankundu dam also in the tourism corridor involving the Peechi-Vazhani-Poomala dams. Boat rides and a hanging bridge are being considered.
The dam belongs to the irrigation department and the road to the forest department. There is a two-kilometer walk into the forest. During summers, trekking is discouraged as even a small spark can result in wildfires and the entire forest could be destroyed. The best time to visit is the rainy season.
How to reach
From Ernakulam, the Asurankundu dam is 103 km via Thrissur, Vadakkanchery, and Mulloorkara. Vadakkanchery is the nearest railway station. From Vadakkanchery, buses ply towards Chelakkara. On the way, get off at Attur and take an autorickshaw to Asurankundu dam.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ "Start your monsoon week with a visit to scenic Asurankundu in Thrissur". manoramaonline. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "അസുരാ, നിന്നെ യാത്രികർ പ്രണയിക്കുന്നു; ടൂറിസം ഭൂപടത്തിലില്ലാത്ത ജലാശയത്തിലേക്ക്". manoramaonline. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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