Valara
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Valara | |
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| Valara Waterfalls from National Highway 49 Valara Waterfalls from National Highway 49 | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Talukas | Devikulam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 685561 |
| Telephone code | 914864 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-68 |
| Nearest city | Kochi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Idukki |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Devikulam |
Valara (Malayalam: വാളറ) is located in between Neriamangalam on the eastern border of the Ernakulam District and Adimali of Kochi - Madurai National Highway (NH-49). It is in Idukki district, Kerala,[1] at a distance of 14 km from Adimali.
The main attraction of this place is Valara waterfalls. Which is in the Deviyar river, a small river originating from western ghats, passing through Adimali Grama Panchayath. The Thottiyar Hydro Electric project is the New project of KSEB. The Project proposed in the river Thottiyar (Deviyar), a tributary of river Periyar in Idukki District of Kerala State. The scheme envisages utilization of the water from a catchment area of 59 km2, and by diverting the water by constructing a weir across the river Thottiyar through an open cut channel, conveyance tunnel, penstock to generate electricity in a surface power house. The tail race water will be led to the same river through a tail race channel. Valara has chain of waterfalls surrounded by thick green forests. Cheeyappara Waterfall is nearby.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Things to Know about Valara Falls Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- About Valara Archived 28 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Valara on Wikimapia
