History
of plantation - It was on 11th July 1877, Mr. John Daniel
Munro, a British met Poonjar Raja HH Kerala Varma Raja and
acquired a lease on the Kannan Devan Hills for cultivating
Coffee. At the outset of twentieth century, there were 60
estates in operation. They had their own factory and generated
power for its working themselves. A railway line from Top
Station to Munnar was under operation till the great flood
of 1925. Also there was a rope way network interlinking about
30 estates in those days.
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An
ever exciting expanse of ethereal beauty. It is what lies
there at an altitude of 5400 to 9000 feet above mean sea level
at Munnar, the land of 'Neelakurinji' flowers, which bloom
only once in 12 years. Situated just 120 kms away from Kochi
and 106 kms from Kumily, this slice of heaven allures everyone
since time immemorial.
Munnar got its name from three ('munu ') rivers ('aaru') named
Nallathani, Palaar and Kanniar and it was the most cherished
hill station of erstwhile British rulers during the colonial
era.
Surrounded with misty halos and laced with bubbling brooks,
Munnar's unending stretches of mountains are always blanketed
with greenish wrap of tea gardens and dipped in all fresh
coolness.
Its valleys keep unfolding abundance of beauty whilst Nilgiri
Tahrs lazily graze on the vast meadows enjoying the caress
of purest mountain breeze, scented with aroma of spices and
fragrance of exotic flowers.
Undoubtedly Munnar is the seat of salubrious serenity and
no one can ever deny it. |
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