Alappuzha Kerala

If you are an avid traveller and plans to visit Alappuzha in Kerala, then better you plan your travel package before June 2012, otherwise you would be wasting your money after that. The main reason is that the monsoon season hits Kerala on the first week of June and from there onwards it would be in full strength till September. Since Alappuzha is a low lying plain land, the rainy season would make a mess of it and it would be really unworthy of planning a tour travel package to Alappuzha during that time. Once the monsoon arrives in Alappuzha, most of the areas in Alappuzha would be experiencing water logging and you would not be able to enjoy the beauty of Alappuzha at its best. More over many epidemics breaks out in Alleppey during the monsoon season leading to serious health issues. Taking all these factors into consideration, most of the travellers dare to make a trip to Alappuzha between June to September of every year. Due to the heavy monsoon rainfalls in Alappuzha during t...

Alappuzha is one of the major travel destinations in Kerala and is well known for its amazing back waters and panoramic beauty. I have travelled through Alappuzha on a large number of occasions for various reasons. Even though Alappuzha as a whole is a beautiful travel destination, the one thing that’s needs to be changed immediately is the traffic system inside the city of Alappuzha. Alappuzha town is somewhat old fashioned with old buildings and roads which make it look like an old city. Due to the old fashioned architecture of the city, the traffic inside the city becomes unbearable at some times. During the peak hours the traffic becomes so congested that we would never think of coming to Alappuzha ever again. The authorities have to think about a better plan which makes the traffic inside Alappuzha town smoother. Otherwise it would leave a bad impact on the tourists coming to Alappuzha from different parts of the World. The outer areas of Alappuzha town do not experience this ...

In a move to strengthen the health zone of Alappuzha, the authorities have sanction 25 hitech ambulances which includes facilities such as ICU, ventilator, oxygen cylinders, automatic trolleys, stretchers and other life saving equipments. The services of these hitech ambulances can be availed 24 x 7 by dialing 108. There had been a huge shortage of ambulances in Alappuzha town and the introduction of hi tech ambulances are seen as a measure to solve the shortages of the ambulances. Once 108 is dialed, the hitech ambulances would rush to the accident spot or any other destination to offer their help. There would always be a ambulance driver and a technician inside the ambulance and this makes things more easy. The hitech ambulance is also expected to be much helpful for patients suffering from heart stroke as the ambulance has the most advanced equipments which can  serve the patients in a much better way. An hitech ambulance was allowed for alappuzha district one year back, but...

Alappuzha is well known for the array of boat races it conducts during a year and the boat races in Alappuzha are so famous that people from different regions comes here to view the amazing boat race. A wide variety of boats would be assembled on various backwater section in Alappuzha making an entire festive atmosphere. The boat races in Alappuzha has been there since a long time and it is a matter of pride for the locals to conduct these boat races successfully. Some of the major boat race competition in Alappuzha include the Champakulam boat race, the Nehru Trophy Boat race at Punnamada lake, the Rajiv Gandhi Boat race at Pulinkunnu and the Kayamkulam boat race. Besides these there are many other small boat races in Alappuzha and most of these boat races are centered around the period of the traditional festival Onam. The participants of the boat race spends months of valuable time in practicing and they consider it as a matter of pride to win these prestigious trophy. The ...

Pathiramanal is an amazing tourist spot in Alappuzha and is around 1.5 hours drive by a motor boat from Alappuzha. If you are taking a speed boat, then it would take only around 30 minutes to reach Pathiramanal. Pathiramanal is actually a small island on the backwaters of Alappuzha and is visited by a large number of tourist throughout the year.  A large number of rare and unique birds which migrate from other parts of the world are found at Pathiramanal. The island is pretty beautiful in its appearance and is surrounded by the famous Vembanad lake, and the only mode of transport which helps you in getting to Pathiramanal is the boat services. The island is greenish in nature and is a perfect destination for those who wants to take a cool break and also for those who are interested in bird watching and similar activities.  Some of the major bird species that is found in Pathiramanal are e Pintail Ducks, Common Teal, Night Heron, Cormorant, Darter, Indian Shag, Purple ...

Alappuzha is a little town in Kerala and is one of the most popular tourist destination in India, due to its unique landscape and scenic beauty. Alappuzha is also known as the 'Venice of the East' and tourist across the world visit this place to enjoy its amazing natural beauty.  This beautiful town will turn 250 next year  and the officials are planning to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Alappuzha town with some comprehensive makeover. As a part of this the municipal authorities are planning to tackle the problems caused by monsoon in Alappuzha. As per the Alappuzha Municipality authorities various task forces have been constituted to make reports based on suggestions they get from the public, trade and business representatives, political parties and residents associations. These report would help them to tackle issues related to health, drinking water, sanitation and traffic. The main agenda would be to make a "clean Alappuzha" by 2012 and this would mainly...

In a recent move by the Alappuzha district police, they have decided to give high priority to their health. Taking a leaf out of the recent reports on the health issues being caused by the over use of mobile phones, the Alappuzha district police have decided to reduce the usage of mobile phones among the police personnel in the district. Alappuzha Superintendent of Police C H Nagaraju has instructed all his subordinates to avoid use of cell phones except in emergencies. He also instructed to use the facility of SMS to inform importance matters, rather than making a call on the mobile phone.  As per C H Nagaraju the police personnel were facing various health issues due to the over usage of mobile phones and this can be brought under control only by avoiding the usage of mobile phone for calling. Sending SMS does not do that much harm when compared to making a call on a mobile phone. Hope that this move would improve the health conditions of the Alappuzha district police personn...