Amaravathi Dam - 40km  from Tiruppur

Amaravathi Reservoir is created by a dam in the district of Coimbatore, India. The Government had ordered release of 1,500 cusecs from Monday for drinking water needs of Karur town and 300 cusecs for irrigation of 9,000 acres in Udumalpet taluk from August 11, but the incessant rains pushed the early release of surplus water. Amaravathy is 25 Kms from Thirumoorthy Dam.

The Amaravathi dam supplies a good amount of water for the purpose of irrigation. The dam is erected to a height of 90 feet. The Amaravathi dam is an average form of reservoir, which has been constructed across the river Cauvery.

Top Slip - 90km from Tiruppur

It is 37 Km form pollachi. Top Slip is at an altitude of 800 meters and the forest area around this place is a home to various kinds of fauna like elephants, tigers, panthers, gaurs, and a wide variety of birds. The range of mountains around this place are often called as the Elephant Hills (hence the name - Anamalais). One of the attractions in the Anamalai hills is the Indira Gandhi Wildlife sanctuary.

Anamalais is located along the Western Ghats and is in the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and comes under the Coimbatore district. The name top slip comes from the practice carried out in 19th century, of sliding logs of teak timber down the hills that took place in this area. It is also here that reservation check-ins occur, forest rangers can be found, and forest jeeps are rented.

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