Pooyamkutty

Coordinates: 10°9′39.79″N 76°47′11.94″E / 10.1610528°N 76.7866500°E / 10.1610528; 76.7866500
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Pooyamkutty
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Pooyamkutty is a small town in

Kothamangalam which is 27 km away from Pooyamkutty and takes about one hour travelling time by road. It is very close to the Eravikulam National Park
, despite being inaccessible in the short route by road.

Pooyamkutty is known for a hydroelectric project by

Idukki dam, then changed to 210MW and subsequently abandoned due to environmental and financial issues by the government of India.[2]

Pooyamkutty Bridge in 2017

Private buses are used as the first medium of transportation from the nearest town Kothamangalam which pass through Pooyamkutty and lead to Manikandamchal followed by Vellaramkuthu. Manikandamchal is fully occupied by farmers and Vellaramkuthu is by 'Adivasi' people. Manikandamchal bridge connects Pooyamkutty to Manikandamchal which was built in 2002, considered as a great addition by farmers staying in Manikandamchal, Vellaramkuthu and Kallelumedu.[citation needed] This is the one and only possible way to access the nearest town.

Many of the locations used in the Mohanlal movies Pulimurugan and Shikkar are filmed at Pooyamkutty.

See also

References

  1. ^ Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)