Anchuruli

The tunnel is through the mountain

' Kaypan kadu' common plant at idukki with lovely yellow flower. Its leaves have bitter taste thus the name 'kaypan kadu'.

Entrance to the tunnel

Inside the tunnel

View of the tunnel

Scenic beauty at the dam. 'Uruli' means a type of big vessel in bronze and 'Anchu' means five. It is believed that there are five hills in the dam area in the shape of five large vessels inverted(uruli) . We can not see them because they were immersed in water.

Water fall was very thin because summer is in its peak

View of the entrance of tunnel

Anchuruli is a wonderful picnic spot at Idukki District of Kerala. Its nearly 9Km from the famous town Kattappana. Its an extension of Idukki dam. Here we can see a tunnell of 6km length passing through a huge mountain!!!!!This may be the centre of attraction of this spot.

This tunnel is used to carry water from a river known as 'erattayar' to Idukki dam. Another tunnel is also there in Kallar to carry water to Idukki dam.

Idukki dam pictures

Cheruthoni dam Pictures