MALLELA THIRTHAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
Mallela thirtham is a beautiful waterfall 160 Km. from Hyderabad on the hyderabad to Srisailam high-way;it is tucked away in the forests 5 Km.off the vetivellapalle village in the Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve;
Friday, August 24, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
THE CLIMB
The approach to the waterfall is by an eight kilometer kutcha road ,cars can negotiate;at the end of the drive there are two fifty steps to the foot of the falls;the steps are gentle in height and were formed by the Forest Depatment;under the ecodevelopment scheme of local people's participation the management of the area has been handed over to a village committee;the committee collects Rs.20 per vehicle as toll tax to maintain the road and the area around the falls,providing guides to visitors.