WEBSITE LINKS ABOUT ANAKKARA

Hi people here is some website links talking about anakkara please check.

http://anakkaravillagetourism.com

http://www.spicetourism.org/homestay.html

http://idukkitourismcentre.com/public/main_places.php?place_id=30

http://thespiceresidency.com/why_anakkara.html

we are still in 11 th page of google if we searched for our keyword "anakkara".hope google lift it up on its next crawling....just check out ...

http://www.google.co.in/search?q=anakkara&hl=en&start=100&sa=N

ANAKKARA AND SURROUNDINGS

anakkara and surroundings

Green flag for Idukki Airport in Anakkara

We are please to inform all that on 22/01/09 Airport authority of India general manager M A . Ervveleppan,Joint general manager Mr. A Mcatt and Mr.Pradeep sarma had visited Anakkara in Idukki district of Kerala State, the proposed site for the new airport. They found that Anakkara is the most suitable location for this purpose as 500 to 750 acres of level land is available. If this dream come, it will help for the development of this area. Tourist can make their journey more comfortable and visit and enjoy the natural beauty of places like Munnur, thekkadi vagamon, kumali etc faster

Hindu news paper

Hindu news paper

AAI team finds Anakkara suitable for airport

A Correspondent

Another location Perunkala failed to get the approval of the AAI expert team.

KATTAPPANA: The expert team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) which visited Anakkara has found the area most suited for setting up the proposed airport in Idukki district.

The team which surveyed the area suggested clearing up Poovinchimala and Sankurundampara, which are the only hindrance for flights movement at Anakkara.

Land is available from Kurivikkattupara to Pampupara and only a few families have to be rehabilitated in connection with the project.
350 acres

About 350 acres of paddy fields earmarked for setting up a housing colony and the land owned by a few private parties will be utilised for the airport, official sources said.

The amount for clearing the area and making the approach road is also less in Anakkara and two roads already available in the area can be linked to the approach road, according to the expert team.

The climatic and geographic conditions in Anakkara and availability of plain land without much buildings or other structures and minimum deforestation are other factors considered by the expert team.

Another location Perunkala failed to get the approval of the AAI expert team.

The whole area on Eighth Mile-Puttady Road was surveyed by the team and they had discussions with the District Collector Ashok Kumar Singh.

The only problem raised by the team is the clearing work needed for Poovinchimala and Sankurundampara, they said.

The expert team comprised AAI general manager Irulappan and joint general managers N.V.Atle and Pradeep Sharma.

It will submit the detailed report for final clearance by AAI soon, they said


http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/24/stories/2009012451340300.htm

AN AIRPORT IN ANAKKARA

Unlike any other places in the hilly district Anakkara has got vast areas of plain barren land.No wonder the place is proposed for the first air port in Idukki.The other adnantages of this places are ,proximity to Kumily-Munnar state high way, absolutely nil wastage of vegetation,safely away from Idukki dam, equi distant from Madurai and Cochin Air port,scope for further development, easy access to Tourist spots like Thekkady,Magaladevi ,Peermade,Idukki,Devikulam and Munnar in Idukki Dt. and many places including Kodaikanal in Theni Dt.of Tamil Nadu.There is no doubt that if the air port become a reality it will go a long way in ensuring the overall development of Idukki dt and adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu.All those people who are eager to visit this beautiful district will be spared from 4 to 5 hours of long and ardous journey.

anakkara is most sutable for a airport in idukki
Last week there was an exclusive programme in Asianet (or another channel ?), with the caption - "Keralathinu Randu Vimaanathaavalangal Koody".

The proposed Airports at Aranmula & Idukki were also covered in detail.
Interview with the people's rep's of the region was also telecasted. According to Roshy Augusine MLA, the Idukki Airport, once commissioned, will enhance the tourism industry in the District.(As of now, the tourists coming to Idukki via other airports in Kerala have to take the pains of road journey for 4 to 7 hours.) Also there will be tremendous time saving for the tourists.

Hope the airport that would be coming up in the land of Hills & Dams will boost Kerala's economy.


AAI team visits airstrip sites in high ranges
Staff Reporter
Demand for air connectivity rises with tourism making a quantum leap
Two sites in Idukki visited
Airstrips to benefit tourists
KOTTAYAM: With officials from Airports Authority of India (AAI) making their preliminary inspection of the sites for the proposed airstrip in Idukki, the aviation dreams of the high ranges have once again taken wings.
The two-member team from AAI, Pradeep Kandoth, joint general manager (operations), Chennai, and Mathew Varghese from the engineering wing, accompanied by Francis George MP, K.K. Jayachandran and Roshy Augustine (both MLAs) and District Collector Ashok Kumar Singh, examined two spots during their visit.
One site is at Peringkamala near the District Collectorate in Kuilimala and the other at Anakkara in Udumbanchola taluk. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr Singh said only preliminary steps have been initiated and the AAI authorities would now go into the technical details regarding the two areas before giving a final answer on the technical feasibility. The visit was based on a proposal submitted to the AAI by the district authorities. According to Mr Singh, demand for an airstrip was there for long. "With the tourism industry making a quantum leap and with the emergence of Thekkady and Munnar as major tourist destinations, the demand has increased," he said.
Lack of easy accessibility to the high ranges had been a reason for its backwardness. "However, the most important role for the air accessibility would be during natural calamities," he pointed out, and said landslips are one of the major problems faced by the district during the monsoon. Air accessibility would help overcome bottlenecks created by lack of accessibility in such periods. The proposal is for operating 42-seaterATRs. The air strip would need 202 ha (500 acres) of land, considering the scope for future expansion. It would have a 1,500 m-long runway and an apron of 400mx400m area.
Due to the peculiar topography of the High Ranges, special care will have to be taken to ensure open space for the landing and take-off, he said. The AAI authorities have asked for wind data for the past 15 years of the two spots. The maximum temperature experienced at these places also has to be taken into account, Mr Singh said.
Expressing cautious optimism about the project becoming a reality, Mr Singh said that once the AAI gives the green signal, a detailed proposal would have to be submitted to the Government of India. "Issues like the scope of the project or whether it should be in the public sector or in private sector or in the joint sector comes only after we get the go ahead".

ANNAKKARA THE SPICE VILLAGE

Anakkara,otherwise known as spice village, is one of the most beautiful village in Idukki dist KERALA.

ANAKKARA is nested in the sylvan hills of Western Ghats, and plantations forms an immense green carpet that sweeps over hills and valleys. The plantations have created an impressive profile for itself. The rich and varied flora, fauna and cultural heritage of this place are ideal and perfect. The expansive loamy plantations of coffee, tea, pepper and fragrant cardamom seen side-by-side with natural vegetation are primary attractions and exchange natural splendour. Of all the Spices of the East, none perhaps rivals the cardamom in aroma flavour, texture and use, and recognized internationally for it’s unparallel quality size and flavor. The mist clad hills and valleys lush tropical vegetations, high cliff with sylvan cascade, panoramic view of TamilNadu plains give Anakkara an idyllic and distinctive charm and beauty.

ETP: Govt. of India and UNDP jointly identified 36 destinations over 20 states in India to promote rural tourism, by developing its traditional tourism potentialities, under Endogenous Tourism Project.Anakkara is one of the four villages selected from Kerala, considering its immense potentialities for developing as a Spice Tourism Centre.