Dams & Reservoirs
Pazhassi Dam & Garden
പഴശ്ശി അണക്കെട്ട്
Kuyiloor, Mattannur · 37 km from Kannur
Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
A picnic-friendly reservoir on the Valapattanam river, with a garden and DTPC speed-boat rides, close to Kannur airport.
Pazhassi Dam near Mattannur, named after the freedom-fighter king Pazhassi Raja, impounds the Valapattanam river for irrigation. The dam-top garden and the DTPC boating facility make it a popular half-day outing, only 10 minutes from Kannur International Airport.
Timings
9 am – 5 pm
Entry
Nominal; boating extra
Managed by
Irrigation Dept. / DTPC boating
How to reach
37 km from Kannur via Mattannur; 8 km from the airport.
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
