Valara (Malayalam: വാളറ) is located in between Neriamangalam on the eastern border of the Ernakulam District and Adimali of Kochi - Madurai National Highway (NH-49). It is in Idukki district, Kerala, at a distance of 14 km from Adimali. The main attraction of this place is Valara waterfalls. Which is in the Deviyar river, a small river originating from western ghats, passing through Adimali Grama Panchayath. It is considered^{[by whom?]} as one of the major waterfalls in Kerala state. The Thottiyar Hydro Electric project is the New project of KSEB. The Project proposed in the river Thottiyar (Deviyar), a tributary of river Periyar in Idukki District of Kerala State. The scheme envisages utilization of the water from a catchment area of 59 sq.km, and by diverting the water by constructing a weir across the river Thottiyar through an open cut channel, conveyance tunnel, penstock to generate electricity in a surface power house. The tail race water will be led to the same river through a tail race channel. Valara has chain of waterfalls surrounded by thick green forests. Cheeyappara Waterfall is nearby.

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Valara
village
Valara Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10°18′36″N 76°29′45″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Talukas	Devikulam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	685561
Telephone code	914864
Vehicle registration	KL-68
Nearest city	Kochi
Lok Sabha constituency	Idukki
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Devikulam

External links

• Things To Know about Valara Falls
• About Valara
• Valara on Wikimapia

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