KERALA TOURISM NEWSLETTER
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ISSUE: 229 SEPTEMBER 2012
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'Kabani Theeram' opened in Wayanad
To tap the enormous tourism potential of the hill district of Wayanad, the first phase of Kabani Theeram, a rural tourism project was inaugurated at Panamaram in Wayanad District.
An initiative of District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), Wayanad the first phase of the project includes the construction of a tourist facilitation centre with a multipurpose hall, food court, toilet block, vehicle parking area and a business centre.
The second phase includes a riverside walkway, similar to the one on the Veli beach in Thiruvananthapuram District, up to the Thalakkal Chandu Museum in Panamaram and a bird-watching tower to watch and study the different species of migratory birds at a heronry by the Kabani River. The construction of a permanent trade fair centre, an amphitheatre, a children's park, food court, garden, and a boat jetty have also been included in the second phase of this project.
The Kabani Theeram project aims at setting up a rural tourism complex on three acres of land on the banks of the Panamaram River, a tributary of the Kabani River.
