Nilambur Teaks

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Rivers of Nilambur

Rivers are the lifeline of any city. Nilambur has blessed by the nature with a number of tiny and large rivers, most of them are originating from the western ghat mountains. Among these rivers Chaliyar is the largest and longest river flowing through Nilambur. The other main rivers are Kuthirapuzha (Vadapurampuzha), Kuruvanpuzha (Kurinjipuzha), etc.

The Conolly's Plot is on the banks of the river Chaliyar and this river was used heavily to carry the teak and timbers to the Kallai town, where most of the timber mills were located and was acted as the center of world's timber business.

Kuruvanpuzha (also known as Kurinjipuzha) is a tributary of the river Chaliyar, which originates from the dense forests of Nilambur and flows besides with the Conolly's plot and joins with the river Chaliyar near the plot. Hence the Conolly's plot is being surrounded from two sides by the river Chaliyar and the river Kuruvanpuzha. The best thing about Kuruvanpuzha is its fresh clean cold water, since it originates from the forest. The water is always clean and you can see the ground sands and stones through the water unlike the chaliyar river which is large and sometimes especially during the rainy season the water is not so clear, due to a number of tiny tributaries it has.

Kuthirapuzha (also known as Vadapurampuzha) is another major river flows through the town of Nilambur and joins the Chaliyar. It joins at a place called Vadapuram, which is just 1 km from the Conolly's plot. So it joins to the gigantic Chaliyar just after the Kuruvanpuzha joins.

I have few photos of these rivers and its merging places which I'll be uploading soon...

Thursday, August 26, 2010

BioResources Nature Park - Teak Museum

BioResources Nature Park and the Nilambur Teak Museum shares the same campus, and using one ticket you can visit the museum and enjoy the bio-diversity of the park. The Bioresource nature park is being managed by the Kerala Forest Research Institute.

The park is spread across a wide area of 10 hectare and it has a number of sub gardens and parks of the following types.

Orchid House
Hydrophytes Garden
Fern House
Thallophytes & Bryphytes House
Rock Garden
Xerophytes & Succelents House
Children's Park
Medicinal Plant Garden
Butterfly Garden
RET Species Garden
Monocot & Taxonomic Garden
Palm Garden
Edible Bamboo Garden
Gymnosperm Garden
Megalithic Burial Sites

All of these gardens are very attractive and eye-catching, especially the Bamboo garden and Orchid house. You'll find lots and lots of butterflies in the Butterfly garden, watching them flying in the garden from one flower to another is amazing.

Its really a very nice place to spend your time, especially your weekends if you're a nature lover. Monday is holiday for the park and museum, and the visiting hours are from 10 am to 4.30 pm.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Teak Crafts - Photo Gallery

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