Mattupetty Dairy Farm
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The Mattupetty town is also famous for an Indo-Swiss Farm, The Mattupetty Dairy Farm. Falling
under Indo-Swiss Livestock Project and managed by the Kerala Livestock Development Board (KLDB) Ltd, this is an exceptionally specialized dairy farm, where new varieties of cattle are developed scientifically and over 400 first-rate cattle are reared along with the breeding of cows and bulls. The project was launched in the year 1963.
The lush farm is spread in an area of 191 hectares of land. This farm is opened on all days of the week and can be visited 09:00 am-11:00 am and then 02:00 pm -02:30 pm. Pay a negligible sum of INR 5 as a fee to visit the dairy farmStanding at an altitude of 1700 m above the sea level, around 40 km from Munnar, Top Station boasts of being the highest point on the Munnar-Kodaikanal road. Once at the view point during your tour to Munnar, you can admire mesmerizing views of the surrounding Western Ghats, Theni valley and also Tamil Nadu state. At the time when the Neelakurinji flowers bloom, the view becomes all the more mesmerizing. A trek path via Central Station Village leads to Top Station.
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