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Council for the promotion of regional tourism (PALAKKAD)DTPC)
The giant Mangalam Dam ecological restoration project has been started
Tourism projects in the region were put into use in 2011 at a cost of more than Rs 5.
Although the project was open to the public five years ago, the lack of infrastructure and amenities in the new tourism center did not attract tourists.
A special duty officer at DTPC Jayakumar said the existing tourist center at the 25-acre Mangalam Dam would be cleared and renovated.
More amenities will be provided to visitors, including drinking water, boat rides in a reservoir with batteries or boats operated by solar energy, so that the water will not be contaminated, he said, because it is used for drinking, also used for irrigation.
In 1966, Alathur taluk in Palakkad district completed and opened the irrigation canal system.
The government order of June 16, 2008 occupied the first phase of the ecosystem
According to the tourism project, the Mangalam Dam was built on Cherukunnapuzha, a tributary of the Mangalam River.
Located 48 km kilometers south of the town of Palakkad, the dam is a popular picnic spot.
The reservoir is located on the edge of the forest area, where there are deer, wild elephants and many kinds of birds.
There are also beautiful parks and lawns decorated with statues.
Hundreds of tourists visit the place every day.
With this in mind, the Mangalam Dam will develop into a tourist destination with financial assistance of RS 461. 67 lakh. " Rs.
65 lakh were allocated for the convenience of the center and the video room; Rs 99.
RS 24 for landscaping on the waterfront.
Boat terminal 67 lakh; Rs 67.
50 lakh and 23 rupees for general landscaping.
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However, after the completion of the tourism center, the authorities did not ensure that it was properly maintained.
They have not been able to add more facilities and infrastructure such as good roads, street lights and lighting facilities to their meals in the wild.
The renovation project will repair and renovate existing facilities and add more facilities to make them a major ecological environment.
Jayakumar says this is the tourist center of the state.
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