Pullikkanam

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Pullikkanam is a village in Peerumedu Taluk, Idukki district in Kerala, India, 33 km (21 mi) from the town of Thodupuzha.

Orchid garden[]

The 15-hectare (37-acre) garden of orchids, known as Kerala's first orchid garden, is in Kolahalamedu near Pullikkanam in Vagamon. This unique garden was opened to the public by mid-January 2014. The garden is in the land under Kerala Forest Development Corporation. The garden has some rare varieties of orchids that are found in the Western Ghats.[1]

Pullikkanam Tea Estate[]

The Pullikkanam Estate is owned by Kochi-based Cochin-Malabar Estates and Industries Limited. Company was set up 85 years ago and employs a number of people.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kerala's first orchid garden–NAtive Planet".
  2. ^ "Tea estate's reopening raises hope–The Hindu".

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