Annual Work Plan & Budget 1999-2000 District Palakkad (Kerala)

Abstract

From District Profile: The formation of Palakkad district was on 1st January 1957. This district, situated almost in the center of the state, as no coastline. The district opens the state to the rest of the country through the palakkad gap. This 32 to 40 kms wide natural gap in the 960 kms. Long western Ghats is perhaps the most influential factor for the unique characteristics of the district such as climate, commercial as well as cultural exchanges between the state and the rest of the country. Palakkad witnessed invasions of historical important that have left indelible impressions on the history of kerala.