Pampadum Shola is a prominent hill station in Kerala, which is 35 km away from the Munnar town in Idukki district. The place is is located at the eastern part of Southern Western Ghats of Kerala on the way to Vattavada. The green meadows, clear blue sky, clean air and the thick foliage are some specialties we can feel here. The forest here is a continuous patch, which is home to diverse habitat types, including rare flora and fauna. Around 22 Species of trees, 74 species of herbs and shrubs and 16 species of climbers have been spotted here. The fauna wealth includes 14 species of birds, 9 species of mammals, 100 species of butterflies and 93 species of moths.
We went their as part of our Employee Engagement Programe.The main purpose behind arranging the camp was to create an environmental awareness among all and to create a rapport between staff at different departments. The camp was organized in co operation with Department of Wild Life and Forest, Munnar.
The entire team was divided into four groups and we started the journey from Ernakulam on February 21stby 2 p.m. We were expecting to reach Munnar by 6 p.m. but ride was delayed due to traffic on the way and we reached the destination by 9 p.m. Most of us were tired due to the tedius journey.
On reaching the camp location everyone was overwhelmed by the sight there. A group of gaur were resting on the courtyard. Everyone jumped out of car and started clicking photos. We have been told that we were lucky to see these gaurs because they were coming there after a long time.
