Neyyar Dam a must visit tourist spot in Trivandrum

Neyyar dam is a gravity dam on the Neyyar River in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, located on the foot of the Western Ghats about 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram city. t was established in 1958 and is a popular picnic spot.
The Neyyar Dam is a rubble masonry gravity-type dam. One of the contractors who built the Neyyar Dam was Mr Jagathy Chellappan.


Neyyar Dam is home to the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwanthari Ashram where people can take courses in yoga and practice meditation. The trees that are growing inside the ashram are large due to care by the people.



Tourists can hire a speed boat for Rs 250 per head to view the surrounding 

A crocodile farm was set up in 1977. It also includes a habitat for otters near the administrative complex. The Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre in Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary was named initially by the Kerala government after the late naturalist Steve Irwin as Steve Irwin National Park.Later the name was changed.