Manimuthar Waterfalls & Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve | Manimuthar Dam

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Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) located in the South Western Ghats montane rain forests in Tirunelveli district and Kanyakumari district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is the second-largest protected area in Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve.

The Manimuthar Dam is located in Manimutharu 50.8 kilometres (31.6 mi) away from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the biggest reservoir of the Tirunelveli district. This dam was built in 1958 near Singampatti and Kallidaikurichi, by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj and K T Kosalram MP to prevent mixing of rainwater with the Bay of Bengal during the rainy season. It can hold water up to 118 feet. The dam is 5,511 million cubic feet. The total length of the dam is 3 km It irrigated around 65,000 acres of areas in the northern part of the Nanguneri Taluk and Thisayanvilai and southern Veeravanallur, Karispalpatti which are not irrigated by Pachaiyaaru in Tirunelveli district. The downstream joins River Thamirabarani in Kallidaikurichi after 6 km of its journey.


Manimuthar Water Falls is located below the road overbridge, which is 15 mt high from the falls. It falls on the hill road from Kallidaikurichi to Manjolai Estate (via) Manimuthar in Tirunelveli District. The water from the falls fills up a natural swimming pool of 80 feet deep. There is a diving board by the side of the bridge which is 15 mt high. One can spend 2- 3 hours here. This fall is 15 km from Ambasamudram.