Neyyar dam is situated at Kallikkad Panchayath of Neyyattinkara Taluk. The peak Agasthya kooodam is very near to Neyyar dam. The dam was built for irrigation purposes. One canal of Neyyar flows to western districts of Tamil Nadu. The main river Neyyar flows through Kallikkadu, Ottasekharamangalam, Aryancode, Kezaroor, Marayamuttom, Neyyattinkara and Poovar and ends at the Arabian Sea.
Some of the important gaps or pases in the Western Ghats which have facilitated inter-state contacts. The major gap is the Palghat gap which is about 20 miles broad. On either hand tower the giant Nilagiris and Anamals, over-topping the chain of ghats by several thousand feet, while through the gap the south-west winds being pleasent moist air and grateful showers to the thirsty plains of Coimbatore, and roads, and railway.
Some of the important gaps or pases in the Western Ghats which have facilitated inter-state contacts. The major gap is the Palghat gap which is about 20 miles broad. On either hand tower the giant Nilagiris and Anamals, over-topping the chain of ghats by several thousand feet, while through the gap the south-west winds being pleasent moist air and grateful showers to the thirsty plains of Coimbatore, and roads, and railway
Ottapalam Vist August 2010
Western Ghats Kerala. Paddy fields at Ottapalam Palakkad.
