Monday, 7 November 2016

TOUR  REPORT

INTRODUCTION

            Study  tour  or  excursion  are  the  natural  medium  of  instruction  suitable  for  developmental  education. Excursion  are  taken  by  persons  to  some  selected  place.  Tours  are  mostly  undertaken  for  gathering  objective  based  learning  experiences , it  becomes  a  study  tour.  It  provides  direct  experience  leading  to  effective  understanding ,  This  palces  are  usually  selected  for  some  common  interests. The  tour  provides  to  see  the  beautiful  scenaries  of  different  places. The  tour  places  were  KODAIKANAL , MUNNAR , WONDERLA.

OBJECTIVES  OF  THE  TOUR

  1.  To  develop  first  hand  experience  related  to  the  subject  or  concept  being  discussed  in  the  programme.
  2.  The  student  is  able  to  note  &  describe  the  differences  of  the  environmental  features.
  3.  To  develop  a  scientific  knowledge.
  4.  To  develop  co-operation  among  students.
  5.  To  develop  a  platform  for  teamwork .
  6.  To  develop  self  confidence  in  students.
IDENTIFICATION  OF  THE  SPOT
 Kodaikanal ,  Munnar , Wonderla  were  the  spots  included  in  B.Ed  curriculum.
  1. KODAIKANAL

Kodaikanal  has  several  scenic  natural  attraction  , which  are  enjoyed  by  its  visitors  &  made  it  a  popular  tourist  area.

2. PINE  FOREST



In  1906 ,  with  a  view  to  growing  valuable  timber , Mr. Bryant  started  the  kodaikanal  . A large  number  of  pine  trees  are  there.

3. PILLAR ROCKS



 It  is  a  set  of  three  giant  rock  pillars  which  stand  122m  high.  Managed  by  the  Tamil  Nadu  forest  department. The  viewpoint  is  crowded  but  it  is  not  commercialised .  There  is  an  excellent  public  garden  adjacent  to  the  viewpoint . We  watched  this  place  &  took  some  photographs.

4.  GUNA  CAVES




 It  became  popular  by  the  Tamil  movie " GUNA"  precisely  called  as  DEVILS  KITCHEN , are  deep  bat  infested  chambers  between  three  gigantic  boulders  that  are  the  pillar  rocks .  The  deep  narrow  ravines  of  the  caves  are  now  closed  to  public  due  to  tragic  deaths  of  twelve  youths there . These  dangerous  caves  are  highly  protected  now  &  tourists  can  see  the  sections  of  the  cave  from  afar.

5. GREEN  VALLEY  VIEW


 It  is  formerly  called  as  suicide  point ,  has  an  excellent  panoromic  view  of  the  plans  &  a  drop  of  1500m   overlooking  the   Vaigai  dam  to  the  south .  The  stairway  leading  upto  it  highly  commercialised  &  lined  with  rows  of  shops  to  tempt  tourist.

6. KODAIKANAL  LAKE


It  is  an  artificial  roughly  star  shaped  lake  built  in 1863.  It  is  recognised  as  kodaikanals  most  popular  geographic  landmark  &  tourists  attraction  Rowboat  &  pedalos  can  be  hired  at  the  kodaikanal  boat  club . Horses  &  bicycles  can  be  hired  beside  the  lake  for  short  periods .

7. COAKER'S  WALK



It  is  constructed  by  Lt. Coaker  in  1872 ,  is  a  1KM  paved  pedestrians  path  running  along  the  edge  of  steep  slopes  on  the  southern  side  of  kodaikanal . The  walk  ,  winding  around  Mount  Nebo , starts  in  front  of  the  Van  Atlen  Hospital  . On  a  clear  day  ,  one  can  view  as  far  as  Dolphins  nose  in  the  south  , the  valley  of  the  Pamba  river  in  the  Southwest  Periyakulam  &  even  the  city  of  Madurai  . A  fascinating  rare  phenomenon  called  Broken  spectre  can  be  witnessed , when  a  person  can  see hos  shadow  on  the  rainbow  halo .  This  occurs  when  the  sun  is  behind  the  viewer  &  clouds  &  mist  in  the  front .  There  is  an  observatory  with  telescope  half  way  along  the  walk .

8. SILVER CASCADE  WATERFALL



 Silver  cascade  waterfall  is  formed  from  the  outflow  of  Kodaikanal  Lake . The  water  quality  is  reportedly  poor  &  not  good  enough  for  bathing . This  impressive  waterfall  is  a  stop  for  first  time visitor . Ther  are  a  few  souveneir ,  fruit  vendors  &  many  monkeys . There  is  a  small  but  more  serene  waterfall  below  the  bridge  which  croisses  the  stream . 

 9. MUNNAR


 Munnar  is  a  town  &  hill  station  located  in  the  Idukki  district  of  the  southwesten  Indian  state  of  Kerala . Munnar  is  situated  at  around  1600m  above  sea  level  ,  in  the  Western  Ghats  range  of  mountains .  The  name  Munnar  is  beleived  to  mean  three  rivers : MUDHIRAPUZHA , NALLATHANI , KUNDALY .

 10. MATTUPETTY  DAM



 Mattupetty  dam , near  Munnar  in  Idukki  district ,  is  a  storage  Concrete  Gravity  dam  built  in  the  mountains  of  Kerala  , India  to  conserve  water  for  hydroelectricity . It  has  been  a  vital  source  of   power  yielding  with  such  dams  , huge  revenues  to  the  dam .  The  reservoir  is  also  known  to  be  one  of  the  visting  grounds  of  elephants  in   the  region . Total  capacity  of  the  reservoir - 55.4 million m3 .

11. PALLIVASAL


 Pallivasal  is  a  village  in  Idukki  district  in  the  Indian  state  of  Kerala .  The  first  Hydro - electric  project  in  Kerala  was  established  at Pallivasal  during  the  reign  of  Maharajah  Sree  Chitra  Thirunal  Balarama  Varma .  Pallivasal  electric  project  was  commissioned  in  1940 . Kerala  electricity  transmission  system  also  emerged  in  1940  with  66kv  line  from  Pallivasal  to  Thiruvananthapuram  &  eight  substations  were  also  commissioned  in  1940 .

12 . ECHOPOINT


Echopint  is  situated  about  13km  away  from  Munnar  town ,  towards  the  top  station . Echo point  is  a  phenomenon  found  in  most  of  the  hill  station , Munnar  also  has  an  echo  point  at  a  scenic  lake  bank .  At  echo point  one  can  hear  their  loud  voice  echoing  within  the  reservoir .

13.  WONDERLA 

  
Wonderla  is  one  of  the  only  two  amusements  parks  in  India  to  implement  OHSAs  18001 : 2007   safety  satndards.  All  attraction  &  components  are  maintained  according  to   district  tolerance  for  performance. Wonderla  has  5  water  treatments  plants  to   recycle , process  &  filter  all  types  of  water .  This  park  is  situated  on  top  of   a  hill  at  Pallikara  12km  from  the  city  of  Kochi . After  enjoying  in  wonderla  we  then  oved  to  LULU  mall , Kochi  for  shopping. At  night  we  watched  a  movie  for  entertainment  in  LULU  theatre  itself.

DETAILED  PLAN

On  07/02/2016  ,  sunday  at  5: 30 pm  we  started  our  journey  from  college  campus. At  6: 00 am  we  reached  Kodaikanal . Kodaikanal  is  a  hilly  & cold  picnic  spot .  Teachers  booked  rooms  in  Edhen  Paradise  hotel . We  moved   to  the  rooms  &  refreshed  ourselves . At  9 :15 am we  had  breakfast . After  that  we  went  to  see  Pillar  rock , Pine  forest  , Guna  caves  &  Green  valley  view . At  1:15pm  we  returned  back  to  hotel  &  ate  lunch . We  went  to  our  rooms  &  relaxed  for  sometime  . At 3: 30pm  we  moved  to  Kodaikanal  lake . After  sometime , we  returned  to  our  rooms  & at  8: 30pm we  ate  food  &  slept . On  09/02/2016  Tuesday , at  6: 30am w  started  from  Kodaikanal  to  Munnar . On  the  way  , at  9: 30am  we  ate  breakfast  at  breakfast  at  Woodland  hotel  at  Periyakulam . At  1: 45 pm , we  reached  Munnar  &  ate  lunch . We  went  for  sight  seeing .  On the  way, we  saw  tea  plantation  &  orange  bearing  trees . It  was  very  beautiful  to  see . Then  we  saw  Mattupetty  dam , Floriculture  centre  , Pallivasal  powerhouse  project &  echo point. We  returned  to  hotel  7  had  dinner  in  Abu  Zakria  Buhari  Restaurant . Then  went  to  room  &  slept.  Next  day  at  6 :15 am  we  started  our  journey  from  Munnar  to  Wonderla  at  Kochi .  On  the  way  , we  had  breakfast  at  Malayalee  hotel  , Neriyamangalam . At  around  10:15 am  we  reached  Wonderla . Had  fun  in  all rides  . At  6 :00 am  we  returned  to  our  bus .  Then  we  went  to  Lulu  mall  &  watched  a  movie .  On 11/02/2016 thursday  at  6:  15am  we  reached  college  campus.

BENEFITS  OF  THE  TOUR

The  tour  was  a  pleasure  experience ,  as  it  promoted  the  development  qualities  like  sharing , adjustments , attitudinal  changes,  cooperation  etc.  The  tour  also  helped  to  develop  aesthetic  experience  , enjoyment  ,  outdoor experience . This  tour  was  a  memorable  ,  lovely  experience  as  it  erased  the  staffiness  of  four  walls .  The  tour  widened  the  scope  of  information  in  geographical  ,  biological , natural  environmental  place .  Study  tour  is  one  important  task  to  trainee  teacher .  This  tour  also  helped  the  trainee  teacher ,  how  to  conduct  a  tour  progarm  to  school  students .

PROBLEMS  FACED  DURING  THE  TOUR

 Physical   problems  like  vomiting ,  headache  arised  due  to  more  hair  pins  in  Kodaikanal  , Munnar.

SUGGESTION

 My  suggestion  is  that  if  much  more  precautions  were  taken  against  vominting, few  physical  problems  faced  by  many  could  have  been  avoided.

CONCLUSION

The  purpose  of  the  trip  is  usually  observation  for  education ,  non  experimental  resaerch  or  to  provide  students  with  experience  outside  their  everyday  activities .  It  provides  students  oppurtunity  to  take  a  break  from  their  normal  routine  &  experience .  So study tour gives pleasure & fun.




SUBMITTED BY
APARNA  KRISHNENENDU


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