Valparai

The pollution free heavenly land. Valparai is located above the 3,500 feet from the sea level on the Anamalai mountain rangeValparai does not mean only a single town. It stands majestically with Green Spread Mountains and forest all around. Facility with kind hospitality for you is assured in Valparai. All your needs such as boarding, food, shopping can be satisfied with esteemed Lodges, Hotels and Shops. The place to visit at least once in your life span. To bring out the Joy and peace within you. Visit, enjoy the pleasure of Nature, and keep the green memories alive......

The unique grass forests, Grass Hills, is also located near Valparai. The hill sports tall grass and houses elephants, boars, cheetah and other wild animals. In addition one can drive around the mountain tea estates enjoying the pleasant climate and forget the once dense forest that have paved the way for tea bushes.
64-km drive from Pollachi to Valparai is itself an exotic experience. En route is the Indira Gandhi Wild Life Sanctuary where lion-tailed macaque, the Nilgiri and the common langur, Malabar giant squirrel, elephant, gaur, spotted deer, sambar, barking deer and wild boar reside. From Valparai you can visit the Aliyar, Sholaiyar and Nirar dams. Tunnels bored into the mountains and canals to harness the water from Parambikulam, Aliyar, Nirar, Sholaiyar Dam, and several tourist spots.

Azhiyar Park

This Park is situated on the banks of Azhiyar Dam and surrounded by western ghats in three sides. Near to this is Siddashram.

Monkey Falls

This waterfall is situated just after the Siddashram on the way to Valparai from Azhiyar Dam. This is also known as Chinna Kuttralam. Thousands of people visits this place every year.

Sholaiar dam

This is a very deep dam located at a distance of 20 km, from Valparai.

Chinnakallar

This is the second highest rain fall area in India. This area always lies greenish, misty and wet. A waterfall which sounds like a Roaring Lion also located at Chinnakallar.

Nirar dam

Dam is situated in a wonderful location covered by a dense forest. This dam is built for multipurpose project such as irrigation, Hydro electricity production. There is a waterfalls near by the dam which resembles the Cascade.

Some of the major Plantation Companies are:

Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TNTPC)
The Bombay Burma Trading Corporation (MUDIS Group)
Tata Tea Estates Ltd (Tata Tea)
Tea Estates India Ltd (TEIL)
Woodbriar Ltd (Stanmoore Group)
Parry Agro Ltd
N.E.P.C Tea Ltd
Jayshree Tea Industries Ltd (Birla Group)
Periya Karamalai Tea Estates Ltd
Puthuthottam Tea Estate Ltd
Watersfalls Tea Estate Ltd.

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