Industrial Visit Bangalore-Coorg-Mysore...

PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY,COIMBATORE-4

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

INDUSTRIAL VISIT BANGALORE-COORG-MYSORE

SEPT 28^th – OCT 01^st

Details for you about Coorg :

Coorg is also called as ‘THE SCOTLAND OF INDIA’. Coorg, the land of the Kodavas, was eluding us for a really long time. Our industrial visit to Bangalore and enjoyment at Coorg will surely be a memorable one. Coorg is a combination of very small and beautiful villages. The following is a description of some of the villages in and around Coorg which we will be covering during our 2^nd day of the industrial visit.

Madikeri

Madikeri is a quaint little town where you'll find people who have lot of time and hardly rush through anything. As people from Bangalore and living a stressful dog-eat-dog life, we were amazed and at the same time amused by the life style and calmness among the people. A small town with steep roads with sharp turns, people appeared to have lot of patience. Nobody vehicle appeared to outdo another vehicle or overtake for the fun of it or in a hurry. But, everybody looks turns and waited patiently when some vehicle ahead of the steep climb had to slow down and down the gears or restart after a accidental stop. Could not hear much of honking or shouts. Small shops line the main road and lot of places to have snacks and full fledged meals. Couple of Udupi restaurants serve good vegetarian food and appeared to popular among the locals from the crowd they gathers.

Bylakuppe

Bylakuppe is the earlier Tibetan camp, which now has become a full fledged settlement. There are 7 camp areas spread across vast fields. Bylakuppe is 6 kms off the Mysore-Kushalnagar route. Before Kushalnagar, you need to take a left turn at an arch indicating welcome to the settlement. If you miss this you can take a left turn at Koppa, before reaching Kushalnagar. if you're coming from Kushalnagar , this will be the right turn for you to reach Bylakuppe. Koppa is three kms from Kushalnagar  and Kushalnagar  is 32 kms from Madikeri. You can make out the surroundings changing with boards appearing in Tibetan scripts and the typical colorful long flags appearing all around. You can sample authentic Tibetan cuisine in many restaurants inside various camps. A major attraction is the Golden Temple at camp 4. It's part of the Nimdroling Monastery and there are deities of Buddha, Amartyusa and Sambhava. The huge deities and colorful paintings all around the temple are mesmerizing. Foot wears are not allowed inside the temple. Rest rooms are available behind the main (Golden) temple, though not very clean and tidy. Monastery has very nicely landscaped garden and well maintained lawns. If you're enchanted you can stand or sit outside the adjacent building where the nuns are being trained in various chants.

Nisargadhama

On the Madikeri Kushalnagar route, 4 kms before Kushalnagar  is Nisargadhama, a serene island. The island is 100 mts off the road and you can park vehicles smaller than buses and mini buses in the parking areas here herd of monkeys will welcome you. Entry fee is 10 per adult, boating 10 per adult, elephant ride, if elephant are available, is 10 per adult. The hanging bridge which will take you to the island is over the watershed and id you look closer or throw some bread crumbs, you can see lot of fish, smaller variety of Mahseers in the water. There are two types of boats. The pedal boats can be rented and pedaled by yourself around the watershed for 25 minutes. There are markings in the watershed, with in which you should restrict your explorations. The row boat is manned and six people can go at a time. On the island there is a rabbit cage, children's play ground and a nursery for plans. The island is populated with bamboo thickets. Elephant ride and deer park is further inside and you can take a stroll through the heart of the island to reach these places. There are rest rooms in the island which are relatively neater and tidy. There is a primitive teashop selling ubiquitous tea and coffee and snacks and during lunch time, lunch.

Dhubare Elephant Training Camp

On the way to Madikeri from Kushalnagar, after a km from Nisargadhama, you get the junction, from where you'll have to take a left turn to Sidhapur road. 12 kms down the road you get the sign for Dhubare elephant training camp. Sidhapur road is in a bad shape, but road work was going on at many places. From he sign for the camp, you need to take a left and go ahead for 1.6 kms to reach the river bank, from where you need to take coracle ride or a speed boat ride to the camp. The road to Dhubare from Sidhapur road is very narrow and last 100 meters is not really road, in a sense. When we drove through these narrow roads, two elephants came in the opposite directions and we had tough time giving them the much required side to pass. If there are more than three people you get to go on the speed boat, else on the coracle. It's wonderful experience to cross the river on the coracle, just leaving everything in the hands of the person in charge. The ride across the rive costs 15 per head. 

Abbey Falls

Abbey Falls is 8 kms from Madikeri town and the drive is thrilling with steep climbs and descents and sharp curves. To add to this, many a times the road becomes very narrow. Need to watch out for the occasions tempo and big vehicles shuttling passengers and some careless drivers can cause lot of troubles. Abbey falls is located in a private property. From the parking area, you need to walk down around 500 meters through stone paved path some time stepped and some times sloped. The falls is pretty enchanting with its broad fall area and the natural sound it creates. The hanging bridge through which you can go to the other side of the stream, if you want to get down, is another interesting experience. There is a no proper path to get down to the water but there are steep descends made out of people continues usage. There will be two policemen on duty most of the time. it's a very refreshing experience. Make sure you visit this place when it's bright and sunny to appreciate the atmosphere. Climbing back to parking area can be tiring if you're not healthy and enthusiastic.

Other places of site seeing in our industrial visit include…

1.     Isckon temple, Bangalore

2.     Lal Bagh

3.     Kappan park

4.     Visweshvaraya museum

5.     HAL museum

6.     Chamundi hills

7.     Nandhi hills

8.     Mysore maha raja palace

9.     Brindhavan gardens

10.  Thalakaveri

11.  Triveni sangamam

PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE-4.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINNERING, III SEM

INDUSTRIAL VISIT- PLANNING SCHEDULE

Day 00 (28.09.2011):

08:00 pm    -Bus will arrive at PSG Tech Hostels, Departure from                            

  Coimbatore.

Day 01 (29.09.2011):

06:00 am    -Arrival at Hotel City Center in Bangalore, getting refreshed and having breakfast. The students will check out the hotel rooms by 09:00 am

10:00 am    - Arrival at HMT Watches,Bangalore.

12:00 pm    - Departure from industry.

01:00 pm    - Lunch at Visweshwaraya museum.

02:00 pm    -Site seeing at Lal Bagh, HAL Museum, Kappan Park, Isckon Temple.

07:00 pm    -Local Shopping & Dinner.

10:00 pm    -Departure from Bangalore.

Day 02 (30.09.2011):

05:00 am    -Arrival at Coorg, @ hotel Rajdharshan and hotel Hill view.

09:00 am    - Departure from the hotels

10:00 am    - Site seeing at Thalakaveri, Thrivenisangamam, Abbey Falls,

                    Madikarei.

06:00 pm    - Shopping @ Coorg

08:00 pm    -Arrive at hotel Rajdharshan & hotel Hill View, Night Stay.

Day 03 (01.10.2011):

05:00 am    -Departure from hotels.

07:00 am    -Arrival at Bylakuppe, a Tibetan Settlement & elephant trek ( if possible)

11:00 am    -Arrival at Mysore & Industrial Visit at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MHI VST.

01:00 pm    - Lunch and Departure from Industry.

02:00 pm    -Site seeing @ Srirangapattinam, Nandhi Hills, Chamundi Hills & Mysore Maharaja Palace, Brindhavan Gardens etc..

06:00 pm    -Departure from Mysore.

Day 04 (02.10.2011):

05:00 am- Arrival @ PSG TECH, COIMBATORE…

                  

                   INDUSTRIAL VISIT ENDS……….