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In the News (Sun 29 Nov 09)

  
  Stay Homz-The Mundakkayam Valley
Meenachil River emerges from the lap the Poonjar Hills.
Pala, the main township perched on its basin is one of the earliest land chosen by settlers from far and near.
Today the banks of Meenachil, from its birth place to its meeting point with the sea, holds thriving communities, urban cities, high yielding farm lands and a number of towns and villages.
www.stayhomz.com /mundakkayam-valley.htm   (447 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kerala News : An artist, poet and novelist too
Sandhya hails from Palai town situated on the banks of Meenachil river.
About the feedbacks she received about the novel, Sandhya said some said that the ending was abrupt and was penned in a hurry.
Some also argued that the characters in the novel were not created but taken out of real life, she said.
www.hindu.com /2006/12/10/stories/2006121000860200.htm   (411 words)

  
 News | TimesDaily.com | TimesDaily | Florence, Alabama (AL)
Meenachil is the name of the north-eastern region of Kottayam district in Kerala, south India.
The current Meenachil taluk was a principality under the local chieftains, the Meenachil Karthas before Marthanda Varma annexed it to Travancore in the Eighteenth century.
The project aims at diverting excess water from the Moovattupuzha river into the Meenachil River basin by constructing a tunnel from Arakkulam to Melukavau.
www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Meenachil   (535 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kerala News : Move to divert pristine grasslands for tourism
Vagamon is the source of Meenachil River and is rich in fauna and flora typical of low altitude grasslands.
Achuthanandan had then alleged the involvement of certain UDF politicians in the operations and warned that the destruction of the grassland ecosystem would lead to the drying up of the Meenachil.
The stand the Idukki District Collector had taken on the issue is that, although compensatory afforestation was undertaken in the area, it had only a few patches of forests covering about 40 hectares in all and could, therefore, be utilised for the tourism industry.
www.hindu.com /2006/11/26/stories/2006112610030400.htm   (515 words)

  
 Home page of housetown to Rashtrapathy
Meenachil river has got its Individuality, a cultural history.
The conflicts of nature and humans over the centuries, about the hatred and conflicts on one side and unity and mutual Co-operation on the other side running through the years, co-related with the thrilling history of the leaders of Meenachil all reflected well in "Pala-Ente Gramam".
Pala Ente-Gramam is an asset to this history of Meenachil.
www.palai.com /hometown/index.htm   (334 words)

  
 Heveacrumb Rubber Pvt. Ltd.
It came as the fruition of a team of ambitious and far-sighted rubber farmers positioned at Meenachil Taluk in Kottayam district.
Meenachil Taluk, incidentally is the densest rubber abode in kerala.
Heveacrumb focuses their attention in the processing of TSR by the proper and precise blending of field coagulum.
www.heveacrumb.com /about.html   (268 words)

  
 officialwebsite of kerala.gov.in
Of the 5 Taluks Kottayam, Changanacherry, Vaikom, Meenachil and Kanjirappally western portions of the 1st three taluks comes under low land.
Remaining portions of the above three Taluks and the major portions of Meenachil and Kanjirappally Taluks comes under the natural division “Mid land” which is very fertile.
Alluvial and peaty soils cover the remaining portions of Kottayam, Changanacherry, Vaikom Taluks and the whole of Meenachil and Kanjirappally Taluks.
www.kerala.gov.in /statistical/panchayat_statistics2001/ktm_shis.htm   (1112 words)

  
 The Indian Express: National Network
Kottayam, June 21: BOOKER Prize winner and environmental activist Arundhati Roy has called for dismantling the Thannermukkam barrage on the Meenachil river to protect the river.
She was speaking at an eco meet organised by the Meenachil River Protection Committee here yesterday.
Raising the issue of overkill of rivers in the state, she said that ecosystems have been indiscriminately damaged and people have become unconcerned about it due to over-politicisation.
www.narmada.org /archive/ie/20010622.nat16.shtml   (411 words)

  
 Homestay in Kerala's (India) Spice & Rubber Plantation Country
While bottled mineral water is available, guests also have an option to drink genuine mineral water from natural springs of the mountains, boiled and filtered.
Vanilla County is near the origin of the Meenachil River at Vagamon, in the Kottayam District of Kerala, set amidst plantations of vanilla, pepper, coffee and rubber.
Meenachil River, made famous by Arundhati Roy in her masterpiece "God Of Small Things", originates near Vanilla County.
www.earthfoot.org /p2/in018.htm   (584 words)

  
 Vanilla County Estate is an enchanting Plantation Homestay in Kerala - Stay Homz
Vanilla County is an enchanting Plantation Homestay in Kerala, near the origin of the Meenachil River at Vagamon, set amidst plantations of vanilla, pepper, coffee and rubber.
Vanilla County is an enchanting farmstead, approved by the Kerala Department of Tourism, situated at the source of the Meenachil river.
This Estate Bungalow is set amidst sylvan surroundings and lush greenery where one can wander around spice gardens, mountain streams, rubber plantations and unpolluted and eco-friendly country side, far removed from the cities.
www.stayhomz.com /vanillacounty.htm   (181 words)

  
 The Ramapuram Family Home Page | The Ramapuram Family
The Ramapuram Family traces its origins to a small town called Palai situated on the banks of the Meenachil River.
Since they came from the place called Ramapuram they were called Ramapurathe (from Ramapuram) hence the name stuck and now the descendants of Varkey are known as the Ramapuram Family.
The members of the Ramapuram Family are basically from a town called Palai in Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala, India.
www.ramapuram.net   (350 words)

  
 Two and three bedroom flats in Kerala
Its source lies in the hundreds of small streams that flow down the slopes of the Western Ghats and coming together to form a river upstream from Erattupetta, a small town nestling at the foothills of the mountains.
Besides, the Head of the Royal family in that region was called the Meenachil Thampuran.
‘Meenachil River Homes’ has the sophistication that allows you to feel the past while enjoying the modern comforts of the present.
www.riverhomes.in /luxury_flats.php   (367 words)

  
  The Meenachil Rubber Marketing & Processing Co-operative Society Ltd.
The Meenachil Farmers Super Market supplying everything required by a marginal agriculturist at the lowest price without affecting the quality and quantity.
This division is giving enough support to the farmers in the Meenachil Taluk and surrounding locality by marketing all goods required by the farmers.
The society operates rubber sheet and scrap rubber purchase depots at various places in Kottayam Dist. It is proposed to start rubber trading activities elsewhere in Kerala to ignite the price of rubber produce of the toiling farmers.
www.meenachil.com /htm/act.htm   (251 words)

  
  Meenachil
Meenachil is the name of the north-eastern region of Kottayam district, Kerala, India.
Meenachil was a principality under the local chieftains, the Karthas before Marthanda Varma[?] annexed it to Travancore in the sixteenth century.
The river Meenachil, also known as Kavanar, originates in the Western Ghats of Kerala, flows westward through Erattupetta[?], Palai, Kidangoor[?], Ettumanur[?] and Kottayam.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/me/Meenachil.html   (169 words)

  
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The important rivers of the district are the Meenachil River, the Muvattupuzha River and the Manimala River.
Meenachil and Kanjirappally taluks are not reached by rail.
Vaikom, Kottayam, Changanassery, Meenachil and Kanjirappally are the taluks in the district.
www.100megspop3.com /binugeorge/kerala/kottayam2.htm   (568 words)

  
 Meenachil: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
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www.encyclopedian.com /me/Meenachil.html   (308 words)

  
 official website of kottayam dist
Meenachil and Kanjirappally taluks have high land and mid land areas while Kottayam, Changanassery and Vaikkom taluks have mid land and low land areas.
Kanjirappally and Meenachil taluks have laterite soil, where as  Vaikom taluk and part of Changanassery and Kottayam taluks have aluvial soil.
The important rivers of the district are the Meenachil, the Muvattupuzha and the Manimala.
www.ktm.kerala.gov.in /physio.htm   (460 words)

  
 Meenachil River at AllExperts
The Meenachil is formed by several streams originating from the Western Ghats.
The Meenachil thodu, which flows through Chengalam, Urulikunnam, Njandupara, Paika, Poovarany, Meenachil regions and joins the Meenachil at Arunapuram, near St.
The project aims at diverting excess water from the Moovattupuzha river into the Meenachil River basin by constructing a tunnel from Arakkulam to Melukavau.
en.allexperts.com /e/m/me/meenachil_river.htm   (715 words)

  
 Kottayam
The Meenachil River was once the main artery of the commercial town of Pala.
Meenachil River is believed to be 1000 years old.
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www.annshomestay.org /Kottayam.htm   (1051 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : 20 fish species in Meenachil endangered: Study
OF the 53 species of fish found in the Meenachil river, over 20 are categorised as vulnerable, endangered and threatened or critically endangered, according to a study.
The study on `Know your river - Meenachil Fish Count 2004 ' was sponsored by the Kottayam Nature Society with the technical support of the Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Kumarakom, Directorate of Field Publicity and Department of Forests and Wildlife.
The study was organised to focus the attention on the critical problems of water, forest, land and biodiversity endowment of the river Meenachil.
www.thehindubusinessline.com /bline/2004/07/07/stories/2004070701761900.htm   (413 words)

  
 OurKeralam.com - Tourist Destinations (Kottayam)
Nourished by the Meenachil and Manimala rivers respectively, these two towns are centres of rubber plantations.
According to another school, the 'palayam' (fort) of the Meenachil Karthas (the ruling family) was situated in the region and so the name Pala got established.
Pala was the headquarters of the Meenachil region.
www.ourkeralam.com /keralatourism/kottayam_touristplaces.htm   (2643 words)

  
 Palai
Palai is the headquarters of the Meenachil sub-district.
The town is situated on the banks of the Meenachil river.
There are various versions regarding the origin of the place name.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pa/Palai.html   (219 words)

  
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According to the petition, the Meenachil river had got contaminated due to the emptying of wastewater from the hotels, hospitals and medical laboratories in Kotttayam into the river.
The petitioners learnt that the Kottayam office of the Pollution Control Board had reported that the water in the Meenachil river was contaminated with E coli and coli form bacteria.
The petitioners also sought a direction to the Government to identify the major hospitals, hotels and industries which polluted the major rivers in the State, especially the Meenachil river, and to order installation of wastewater treatment plants within a time-limit.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005050305490500.htm&date=2005/05/03/&prd=th&   (201 words)

  
 PHYSIOGRAPHY
The district is naturally divided into highland, midland and lowland; the bulk being constituted by the midland regions.
Tauks of Meenachil and Kanjirapally have Highland and Midland areas, while the other three taluks have Midland and Lowland areas.
Kottayam district has a total area of 2204sq.kms, which forms 5.7% of the total areas of the State.
www.kottayam.com /physiography.htm   (275 words)

  
 Welcome to Kerala Home Stay - The Planters Hom Stay in Kerala   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Quite close flows the sacred river Meenachil, now quietly, now turbulently, enticing you to primordial beauties of nature.
Vagamon: the renowned hill station from where the River Meenachil heads out towards the plains, is hardly 30 km away.
Meenachil River : “ Celebrated by Kerala's Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy in her autobiographical novel God of Small Things meanders through our plantation.There is a bathng ghat where you can take a leisurely swim or swim across the current with a spirit of adventure.
www.plantershomestay.com /aboutus.html   (442 words)

  
 location of Erattupetta
The general elevation ranges from 77 meters to 1156 meters in the upper region and less than 2 meters in the lower region and 8 to 68 meters in the middle region.The Meenachil has a length of 78 KMs and has a watershed of 1208.11 Sq.KMs.
The river has a total annual yield of 2349 MM and annual utilizable yield is 1110 MM The river has 38 tributaries including major and minor ones.
Average annual rainfall in the catchment area of the Meenachil is 2541 mm of which 1457 mm is applied by the South-West Monsoon and 682 mm by the North-East Monsoon.
www.erattupetta.s5.com /Location.htm   (1521 words)

  
 Kottayam - At A Glance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Taluks of Meenachil and Kanjirappally have highland and midland areas, while the other three taluks have Midland and Lowland areas.
October and November constitute the post-Monsoon or retreating Monsoon season, when day temperature increases gradually and the heat is nearly as intense as in summer.
Vaikom, Kottayam, Changanasseri, Meenachil and Kanjirappallly are the taluks in the district.
ananthapuri.com /kottayam.asp   (1770 words)

  
 Blessed Alphonsa
Lying as it does in the cultural hinterland of the erstwhile Travancore State, Bharananganam has a distinctive rural charm about it and has a people who have for generations remained rooted to the soil.
The crystalline waters of the Meenachil river girdle it on three sides.
One of the ancient centres of Christianity in Kerala, Bharananganam is dominated by its millennium old Forane church.
www.alphonsa.net /Bharananganam.htm   (201 words)

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