NARAKAKKANAM TUNNEL

 

Narakakkanam is a beautiful tourist destination at Idukki district in Kerala. This place is between cheruthoni and Kattappana.You can reach this place by travelling through NH185, It is 7km from cheruthoni and 21km from Kattappana.  the major speciality of this place is a 1Km long tunnel built by Kerala State Electricity Board(KSEB). The prime use of this tunnel is divert the flow of Narakakkanam river into the great Idukki reservoir.This tunnel is helpful for bringing water from near villages to Idukki Reservoir.Length of tunnel is 800meter and height is around 10 feet. 

        When summer comes water flow will stop, it is the right time to visit tunnel. Inside of tnnel is very dark and don't forgot carrying a Toarch light if you wish to travel through tunnel. The base of tunnel is a little rough and tough.If you look into the darkness of tunnel you can find a small white spot, yes that is the end place of it

      When the floods happened in the year 2018 and 2020 water exceeded it's capacity and it overflowed, it was a strange experience.

   Important 

  There was some horrible insident happened, more than three tourists died here. To prevent accidents KSEB closed the tunnel. Now tourists are not allowed here.

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