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Bhopal

Bhopal  is the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Bhopal district and Bhopal division. The city was the capital of the former Bhopal State. Bhopal is known as the City of Lakes for its various natural as well as artificial lakes and is also one of the greenest cities in India. It is the 17th largest city in the country and 131st in the world.

A Y-class city, Bhopal houses various institutions and installations of national importance, including ISRO's Master Control Facility and BHEL. Bhopal is home to the largest number of Institutes of National Importance in India, namely IISER, MANIT, SPA, AIIMS and NLIU.

The city attracted international attention in December 1984 after the Bhopal disaster, when a Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide manufacturing plant (now owned by Dow Chemical Company) leaked a mixture of deadly gases composed mainly of methyl isocyanate, leading to one of the worst industrial disasters in the world's history. The Bhopal disaster continues to be a part of the socio-political debate and a logistical challenge for the people of Bhopal.

Bhopal has been selected as one of the first twenty Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi'sflagship Smart Cities Mission and will be the first smart city of India in coming years. The city has been adjudged as the 21st cleanest city in India.

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Mannalamkunnu beach

                                 Mannalamkunnu is a beach Thrissur district, in the western coastal area of Kerala.

It is located in Punnayur Panchayath. The lot of people use to visit the beach and has made one of tourist destination in Thrissur district. There is festival taking place in every year in this beach named Mannalamkunnu Beach Festival.distance from chavakkad 10 km.ponnani-chavakkad highway NH-17(Tepu sulthan road).

Kodaikanal (தமிழ்:கொடைக்கானல்)

             Kodaikanal is a city in the hills of the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] Its name in the Tamil language means "The Gift of the Forest".^[3] Kodaikanal is referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" and has a long history as a retreat and popular tourist destination.

Kodaikanal was established in 1845 as a refuge from the high temperatures and tropical diseases of the plains.^[4]Much of the local economy is based on the hospitality industry serving tourism. As of 2011, the town had a population for 36,501.

                It is not known who first used this name or what they intended it to mean.

          The word Kodaikanal is an amalgamation of two words: kodai and kanal. The Tamil language has at least four possible interpretations of the name Kodaikanal.

By pronouncing the first syllable of Kodaikanal with a long Tamil 'O', as in koe-dei, it means "summer", whilst the final two syllables kanal can mean "to see", rendering Kodaikanal as a "place to see in summer". Kodaikanal is a summer forest, and it is a place that the first missionaries used as a refuge to escape the overbearing and mosquito-ridden heat of the plains — a place that they would have counted on seeing in the summer!

Kanal, in Tamil, can mean dense or closed forest. In this case, Kodai can have at least four meanings. By pronouncing Kodai with the long Tamil 'O' and short 'e', Ko-dai means "the end". Kodaikanal could mean "the end of the forest" which makes poetic and geographical sense — Kodaikanal is at the crown of the Palani Hills and is effectively surrounded and protected by thick forests.^[3]

By pronouncing Kodai with the short Tamil 'O' (as in Kodi), it means "creepers" or vines. Kodaikanal could mean "forest of creepers" or the forest of vines. "The forest of creepers" is thought to be the English language meaning given in 1885 during the early western habitation of the place^[5] and is still accepted.^[6]

By pronouncing Kodai with a short Tamil 'O', and a long 'E', it might be interpreted to mean "gift", rendering "Kodaikanal" as "gift of the forest". Keeping the short Tamil 'O' but adding a long 'A', Kodai could be understood as the Tamil word for umbrella, where Kodaikanal is a forest fashioned like a protecting umbrella. Or perhaps 'umbrella' just because of the once pristine shola, it rained so much in Kodai!^[3]

Another Tamil word for creeper or vine is valli, the honey collecting daughter of the chief of the Veddas mountain tribe. The chief and his wife prayed to the Mountain God for a girl and their prayers were answered when the chief found a newborn girl child during a hunting expedition. As she was found among creeper plants, they named her Valli and she grew up as princess of the tribe in Kurinji and became the consort of lord Murugan.^[7] The romantic traditions of Murugan in Sangam literature are thus associated with the name Kodaikanal.

Ponmudi Dam

          The Ponmudi Dam, in the Idukki district, State of Kerala, India, is a hydroelectric project constructed across thePanniar River, a tributary of the Periyar River which is the longest river in Kerala. Built in 1963, it has a length of 294 metres (965 ft). The hydropower component of the dam has an installed capacity of 30 MW with firm power of 17 MW, generating 158 GWh annually.

             The Ponmudi Dam is a masonry gravity dam of 59 metres (194 ft) height with a total length of 294 metres (965 ft). At the Full Reservoir Level, the gross storage capacity of the reservoir is 51,540,000 cubic metres (1.820×10⁹ cu ft) and live storage is 47,400,000 cubic metres (1.67×10⁹ cu ft). The dam has a total volumetric content of 181,000 cubic metres (6,400,000 cu ft). The dam is located in Seismic Zone-III. The reservoir water spread area or submergence area is 2.79 square metres (30.0 sq ft). The spillway is designed for a design discharge of 1,416.03 cubic metres (50,007 cu ft) per second. The flood discharge is routed through a spillway which is fitted with three radial gates, each 10.9728 by 6.4008 metres (36.000 ft × 21.000 ft). The stored water is diverted through a tunnel of 3,066 metres (10,059 ft) for power generation creating a head of 220 metres (720 ft).

Biyyam Kayal

            Biyyam Kayal is a green fringed waterway situated near Ponnani in Malappuram District. A boat race held in its extensive stretch of water during Onam draws a large number of people from far and near. Women rowers also participate in the race. Now developed into a tourist center, the lake has a water sports facility set up by the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC). There is a rest house on the bank of the lake complete with all the facilities for the tourists to enjoy a comfortable stay.

Munnar eco point

           This scenic place gets its name from the natural echo phenomenon here. Echo Point, situated on the way to Top Station from Munnar is a stop over for tourists visiting Top Station - the highest point in Munnar and the rare Neelakurinji (Strobilanthus) blooms here.

Andhakaranazhy (Andhakaranazhi)

                      Andhakaranazhy is a coastal village located 4 km west of pattanakkad under pattanakkad Panchayath under Cherthala Taluk. It is famous for its beach which draws a number of domestic and international tourists.

beach view

Kallimali Views

                   Kallimali is a small Village/hamlet in Nedumkandom Taluk in Idukki District of Kerala State, India. It comes under Rajakkadu Panchayath. It belongs to Central Kerala Division . It is located 23 KM towards East from District head quarters Painavu. 177 KM from State capital Thiruvananthapuram 

Kallimali is surrounded by Kattappana Taluk towards South , Kambam Taluk towards East , Uttamapalaiyam Taluk towards East , Idukki Taluk towards west . 

Uthamapalayam , Theni Allinagaram , Erattupetta , Thodupuzha are the nearby Cities to Kallimali.

This Place is in the border of the Idukki District and Theni District. Theni District Kambam is East towards this place . It is near to the Tamil Nadu State Border.

View Point

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Marina beach

       Marina Beach is a naturalurban beach in the city ofChennai, India, along theBay of Bengal.The beach runs from nearFort St. Georgein the north toForeshore Estatein the south, a distance of 6.5 km (4.0 mi),making it the longest natural urban beach in the country and the world's first longest natural urban beach.The Marina is primarily sandy, unlike the short, rocky formations that make up theJuhu BeachinMumbai. The average width of the beach is 300 m (980 ft)[6]and the width at the widest stretch is 437 m (1,434 ft). Bathing and swimming at the Marina Beach are legally prohibited because of the dangers, as the undercurrent is very turbulent. It is one of the most crowded beaches in the country and attracts about 30,000 visitors a day during weekdays and 50,000 visitors a day during the weekends and on holidays.During summer months, about 15,000 to 20,000 people visit the beach daily.