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)