Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Kannur basic Facts, Travel


Kannur bus stand:

Kannur bus stand also known as Thavakkara Bus Terminal, built as joint venture of the Kannur Municipality and the KK Group. Kannur new bus stand is India's first bus terminal to be developed on a build operate transfer (BOT) basis.



Kannur Airport

Kannur Airport is an international airport located at Mattanur in Kannur District.  Kannur Airport is built on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model by the Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL), Airports Authority of India, Kerala State Government.

It is expected that people from Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kodagu will utilise the Airport mostly.

Azhikkal port
Kannur's own port which has facilities to do cargo shipping, fishing etc.


Defense

Ezhimala Indian Naval Academy
Started in 1969, Ezhimala Indian Naval Academy provides officer training establishment for the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.

Kannur Cantonment 
Kannur Cantonment is one of the 62 cantonment boards in India and the only one in Kerala. Starting from Portuguese, Dutch and British rulers this was functional.

Education:

Kannur University
Started in 1996, Kannur University operates for Kannur, Kasargod, Wayand districts. There are many professional , medical, and dental colleges affiliated to it.

NIFT:
Started at 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, The National Institute of Fashion Technology(NIFT) provides various courses on fashion technology.

Tourism:

Kannur has many tourist destinations including beaches, religious places, ayurvedic resorts etc.

  • Muzhappilagad Beach
  • Kannur Payyambalam Beach
  • Thalasseri fort
  • Kannur fort
  • Sree Muthappan Kshetram
  • Arakkal Museum
  • Paithal mala, aralam wildlife sanctury, madayi para, muderi kadavu sanctury, palakkayam thattu
  • Parassinikadavu snake park

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