Pappinisseri Visha Chikilsa Kendram

Pappinisseri Visha Chikilsa Kendram

Pappinisseri Visha Chikilsa Kendram situated near Panchayat on 

NH 17 is very famous for its versatile role in diagnosis and 

treatment for venom and poison threats to humans. This hospital 

was the first to accommodate Dialysis machine in North Malabar.

The centre had so far treated 1,06,628 patients, with a casualty rate

of just one per cent.Besides people from the Malabar region, the 

 centre also extended its services to those from Karnataka.

The centre established a snake park in 1982, which currently 

attracts almost three lakh visitors annually.

The Ayurveda College set up by the centre is the only college 

providing B.Sc. Nursing course in Ayurveda, and postgraduate 

courses in Ayurveda and an Institute of Wildlife and Forestry are 

on the anvil.  

 Sri. M.V. Raghavan, with a view of mainstreaming, Ayurveda’s 

own specialty “Agada thantram’; till date remains the backbone of Ayurveda toxicology parassinikkadavu ayurveda medical college is a self financing ayurveda medical college sanctioned by the Govt. of Kerala during the year 2002 - 2003.

  

Sree Kumaran Vaidyar and Mr MV Raghavan took keen interest to

set up this hospital which is of first in its kind in this region. The  

Hospital has started its own ante venom production unit.

Pappinissery Visha Chikitsa Kendram:0497 2786555,0497 2778536

courtesy:word of mouth , internet  

 

Munderikadavu Bird Sanctuary, Kannur

Munderikadavu Bird Sanctuary, Kannur

 Munderi river and bank is the main source of food and shelter of the birds and other organisms in the Munderi Kadavu Bird Sanctuary. It is the first bird sanctuary in the kannur district and the fourth one in the kerala state.We can see thousands of birds and reptile.70 percentage of birds are migrating birds from the different region of world.   

Around one lakh birds including 60 migratory bird species flock to these wetlands every year, according to bird-watchers. Eurasian wigeon, black-headed bunting and red-headed bunting are some of the regular visitors.

Also, 12 endangered species of eagles are seen only in these wetlands.The wetland covering an area of around 1,000 acres attracts bird-watchers from far off places as hundreds of birds flock here during various seasons. Birds from Siberia are also seen here.

The Kattampally wetland is among the 24 Important Bird Areas (IBA) in the state identified by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). As many as seven globally threatened species of birds have been sighted in this area. The Birdlife International has also said that it should be considered a priority site for conservation.

It is is an ornithologist’s paradise , a favourite haunt of migratory birds, important for rich variety of plants, mangroves and fish.

courtesy:word of mouth ,internet