Anchuruli (അഞ്ചുരുളി) emerging tourist destination of Idukki arch dam

Anchuruli

                             അഞ്ചുരുളി
Anchuruli Tunnel. Its a tunnel near kattapana town that was once used to pump water into the Idukki reservoir. It was built during the british times. It about 5km long.

Anchuruli, also spelled Anjuruli, is an emerging tourist destination and a catchment area of Idukki arch dam in Kanchiyar village near Kattappana in the district of Idukki in Kerala state, India.

 It is highly noted for the 5 km (3.4 mi) long circular tunnel that carries water from Erattayar dam near Kattappana to Idukki reservoir.

Etymology

The name Anchuruli literally means 'five vessels'. It is associated with the five small hills which are in the shape of inverted vessels and are visible when the water level in Idukki reservoir reduces.

Location

The elevation of Anchuruli ranges from 740 m (2,430 ft) above mean sea level. It lies in the Kanchiyar grama panchayath in the newly formed Idukki constituency.
The place can be accessed from Kanchiyar (3 km) which is on the Kattappana - Kuttikkanam state highway (SH-59).

Tourism development

Anchuruli at present is on the eve of a major tourism development which would be fulfilled soon. The panchayath is planning several strategies for the upliftment of Anchuruli into a major tourist destination in the district by combining the nearby Ayyappancoil village, which holds an ancient Sastha shrine and a hanging (suspension) bridge.

Feature films

The climax scene of  Malayalam movie Iyobinte Pusthakam and Sequences of movies like Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi, Maramkothi and Raksha were shot here.

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