How to reach Western Ghats Meet Site

The site of the meet is going to be Thenmala. The participants will have to report at Thenmala Forest Information Centre. by 31st May evening, so as to start the program from 1st June morning.

Thenmala Dam is situated 62 km from Trivandrum (Tvm) and is on Trivandrum-Shenkottai NH.You get the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses from Trivarndrum Bus station. The buses to Trivandrum-Thenkassi (Kerala-Tamil Nadu Interstate buses) go through Thenmala Dam. It is about 2.15 hours journey from Trivandrum.Other buses go through this direction are Tvm-Thenmala and Tvm--Aryankavu pass.

Nearest Airport is Trivandrum and Nearest Railway station is Kollam.You can get it down at Kollam Railway station. The Kollam-Thenkashi buses ( K.S.R.T.C) are plying from Kollam Kerala Road Transport Bus Two Trains are go to Kollam-Shenkottai meter gage line. one at early morning (6.30 am) and other at 12pm.The traveling through kollam-shenkottai meter gage is really a memorable trip for you.Station.From Trivandum Thampanoor Bus station every one hour you get Trivandrum-Thenkasi bus. The first bus from tvm bus station starts on 4.45,other schedule 6.45am,8 am,9 am 10am 11 am 12 pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm and 9.30pm.The last bus from Trivandrum will be at 9.30pm.You can come through Madurai side(Tamil Nadu). Madurai - Thirunellveli - Thenkasi - Shenkotta - Aryankavupass (Kerala) - Thenmala - Thenmala Dam (destination).

Kollam is the nearest town to Thenmala Dam

You can reach Thenmala Dam by Buses plying from Kollam

to Thenkasi/Aryan Kavu/Thenmala/Shencottai/Coortalam.

FROM MADRAS

Madras to Madurai, Madurai to Thirunelveli, Thirunelveli

to Thenkasi/Ambasamudram, Thenkasi to Thenmala Dam.

FROM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Thenmala Dam is approximately 76 km away from

Trivandrum.You can reach Thenmala Dam by buses plying

to Thenkasi/Thenmala/Aryankavu.The bus timings from

Trivandrum Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Bus

Stand (Thampanoor) are given below

Time

1.4.40am-TVM-Thenkasi (First Bus)-Destination is

Thenmala Dam Stop.

2.6.30am-TVm-Thenkasi

3.7.30am-Tvm-Thenkasi

4.8.30am-Tvm-Thenkasi

5.9.30am-Tvm-Thenkasi

6.10.30am-Tvm-Thenkasi

7.11.30am-Tvm-Thenkasi

8.1.45pm-Tvm-Thenkasi

9.3pm-Tvm-Thenmala (2.30pm?? Please contact K.S.R.T.C enquiry counter

10.3.30pm-Tvm-Thenkasi

11.4.30pm-Tvm-Thenkasi

12.5.30pm-Tvm-Thenkasi

13.6.30pm-Tvm-Thenkasi

14.8.30pm-Tvm-Thenkasi

15.9.30pm-Tvm-Thenkasi (Last Bus- Please Don't wait for last bus)

If you need more details/information please contact Susanth by mobile phone number is 09447699236. And landline number is 0471-2437244 (6am to 9.45am and 6pm to 11pm)

Invitation : ButterflyIndia Meet - 2007 : Western Ghats

I am happy to invite you all to "ButterflyIndia Meet 2007 : Western Gahts". This year the meet is planned at Shendurny WLS Near Trivandrum in Kerala (More details on how reach will be posted soon). The meet is scheduled between 1-4th June 2007. This meet will be organised by ButterflyIndia and Warblers and Waders, Trivandrum.

Primary objective of this email is to get a number, which will help in better planning. More details on formal registration will be made available in the due course.

The agenda of the meet is going to be full of field sessions and interactive sessions on topics related to butterflies like identification, conservation etc.

Anyone interested in serious butterflying is welcome for this meet. We expect them to be members of ButterflyIndia Yahoogroup.

To express your interest in this meeting please click on the link ( http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/database?method=addRecord&tbl=10 ) and enter the detail in the Yahoogroups database (You need to log in using yahoo id), or send an email to me .

Regular updates on the meet will be available here.

Invitation : ButterflyIndia Meet 2007 : Eastern Ghats

I am happy to invite you all to "ButterflyIndia Meet 2007 : Eastern Ghats" . This year the meet is planned at Rampachodavaram Near Rajamundry (60 Kms). in Andhral
Pradesh (More details on how reach will be posted soon). The meet is scheduled between 16-19th August 2007. The meet will be organized by ButterflyIndia and Butterfly Conservation Society, Andhra Pradesh.

Primary objective of this email is to get a number, which will help in better planning. More details on formal registration will be made available in the due course.

The agenda of the meet is going to be full of field sessions and interactive sessions on topics related to butterflies like identification, conservation etc.

Anyone interested in serious butterflying is welcome for this meet. We expect them to be members of ButterflyIndia Yahoogroup.

To express your interest in this meeting please click Here and enter the detail in the Yahoogroups database (You need to log in using yahoo id), or send an email to me .

Regular updates on the meet will be available here.