WAP-7 - दिल तुझपे कुर्बान

Wayanad is located near Kozhikkode District and share state boundary with Bandipur (Karnataka) and Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu) State.
Wayanad is the most beautiful and sightseeing place in the northern side of Kerala, and in 2nd place after Munaar, in Kerala
Muttanga Elephant Santuary, Pookod lake, Meenmutti waterfalls, Kuruva Island are located in this district.
It is formed after the bifurcation of Kozhikkode district during...
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late 80's.
40% of area are forest in this district and vast animals are there.

This is Nanjangud-Wayanad -Nilambur rail line project. The survey for the line, which would connect three states, (approx 240 KM ) is completed. The line pass through Sulthan Bathery in Kreala, Ayyankolli in TN and Hura in Karnataka. It looks like very difficult to get the consent from Enviormental Ministry. Even though the plan is to construct bridge through the entire 20 km stretch forest area.
This line will not be of direct benefit for Calicut unless connected to this line, otherwise need to travel upto S.bathery or need to go to SRR and take a "U" turn again.
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some survey was done for Nanjangud - Vadakara line which passes through Sulthan Bathery, Kalpetta, Vythiri, Poozhithode and Nadapuram. However, now the pressure is for Nilambur-Nanjangud line.
Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Mysore MP also demanded for this line recently. As per the news they commented the situation in the state borders are worse than Indo-Pak border (as the night travel is banned in night through Bandipur).

Actually Britishers started the construction of Mysore-Thalassery railway line via Coorg. Due to first world war it is stopped. after that the line was destroyed due to landslide/floods. The second attempt was also held due to the second world war. In 1950's then Railway minister Lal Bahadhur Shastri himself travelled this route and sanctioned the line. Though many governments had promised to revive the project, nothing has materialized so far.
The last survey is conducted on the route connecting Mattannur (proposed Cannanore-Mattannur Airport line), Karikottakkari, Nadukani, Ponnambettu and Mysore. (Lot of surveys, resurveys happned. Only they made money nothing happend other than that as of now.) Some earlier survey route passes through Hura, Hullahalli, Saragur, Kabini, D.B. Kuppe, Bavali,...
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Palvelicham, Payyampalli, Mananthavadi, Nadapuram and Panur.
As per the Railway's survey, the distance between Mysore and Thalassery would be around 298 km while the distance by road is only 185 km. Railway concluded that the project was not viable & the project was shelved because of this. However, according to the survey conducted by the action council the distance would only be around 150 km, and the environmental impact would be less.
The Thalassery-Mysore railway line will never be a reality if the Nilambur-Nanjangud line through Wayanad comes. Then Kodagu will be out of the picture. (otherwise also nothing expects..)