Meppadi
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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat Raj |
| • Body | Meppadi Grama Panchayat |
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| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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Meppadi is a small town in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a scenic hill station on the State Highway between Kozhikode and Ooty. The nearest city is Kalpetta, which is the headquarters of the Wayanad revenue district.
History
2024 Landslides
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Economy
Tea cultivation is the main economic activity of Meppadi village. There are also some vegetable cultivation on small scale. Most of the people living in Meppadi are workers in various tea estates where they cultivate cardamom too. There is a small town catering to locals and the tourists. The tourists come to enjoy the salubrious climate of the place.[3]
Distance
Meppadi is 12 km from Kalpetta town in the Wayanad District. It is 78 km from Kozhikode (Calicut), 81 km from Nilambur, and 106 km from Ooty, and 281 km from Bangalore.[4]
Tourist attractions
- Kanthanpara Water falls
- 900 Kandi
- Soochipara Falls
- Meenmutty Falls, Wayanad
- Edakkal Caves
- Pookot Lake
- Chembra Peak
- Karapuzha Dam
- Vellarimala
- Sunrise valley
- Karapuzha Dam
- Thanhilode[5]
Image gallery
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Chembra
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Entering Soochippara
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Muster Office
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St.Josephs School
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Inside the St.Joseph Church
See also
- Chundale town
- Kalpetta town
- Mango Orange village
- Vaduvanchal town
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Krishnakumar, R. (31 July 2024). "Death, debris drown Meppadi, five years after another killer landslide". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wayanad landslides: 133 dead, 481 saved, at least 98 missing". Onmanorama. 30 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
In terms of fatalities, this is the largest landslide-related disaster to strike Kerala.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meppadi, Vaduvanchal, Destinations, Wayanad, District, Kerala, India".
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meppadi Tourism (2022): Best of Meppadi, India".
Notes
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