View of Pollachi town from Winding ghat roads at valparai (Tamilnadu)

View of Pollachi town from Winding ghat roads at valparai (Tamilnadu)

Pollachi is a town of Coimbatore  district, Tamil Nadu state of India. It lies 40 kilometres from downtown Coimbatore. This is the second largest town in the District after Corporation of Coimbatore. Owing to the proximity to the Western Ghats, Pollachi has a pleasant climate throughout the year.

Some of the major Dams in and around Pollachi are:

* Aliyar ( Azhiyar ) Dam

* Nirar Dam

* Peruvaipallam Dam

* Meenkara Dam

* Sholayar Dam

Places of Attraction:

Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary

Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary is about 90 km from Coimbatore city and is situated at in the Western Ghats near Pollachi. The area of the sanctuary is 958 km². An ecological paradise, this sanctuary encompasses a National Park. It has recently been renamed as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park.

TopSlip

TopSlip is a point located at an altitude of about 800 feet in the Anamalai mountain range.It is a picturesque location in the Anamalai Hills. It is about 37 kms from Pollachi. This small town is an ideal picnic spot.  It is famous for its elephant camp and its wildlife at Kollikamuthi.

Chinnakallar

Chinnakallar is renowned for receiving the highest rainfall in Tamil Nadu.There is a waterfall in Chinnakallar

Parambikulam National Park

The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is a reservoir of calm greenery ensconced in a valley between the Anaimalai Hills range of Tamil Nadu and the Nelliampathi Hills range of Kerala. The areas hilly and rocky, drained by several rivers, including the Parambikulam, the Sholayar and the Thekkady. Parambikulam was once home to some of south India's finest stands of teak. Little remains of the original teak forests, other than the famous Kannimari teak tree, the largest in Asia as most of these have now been replaced by teak plantations.

Valparai

Valparai  is a hill station  in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. This is located 3,500 feet above sea level on the Anaimalai Hills range of the Western Ghats, at a distance of 95 km from Coimbatore and 55 km from Pollachi. There are 42 hairpin bends on the way to Valparai from Aliyar.