Katary Falls is in Coonoor

Coonoor

Coonoor is a town and a municipality in the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its production of Nilgiri tea....

, The Nilgiris

The Nilgiris District

The Nilgiris District is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri is also the name given to a range of mountains spread across the states of Tamilnadu as well as Karnataka and Kerala. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats...

, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. It is on the way of kundha road about 10 km from coonoor. Katary Falls is 3rd largest falls in the Nilgiris and the height of the falls is about 180 feet.This sheer wall of water falling from great heights is a sight to behold. The water released from the Katery dam flows onwards to emerge as the Katery Falls. The power station in the dam which supplies a 1000KW of power for every five hours and the power house first-ever hydel power plant in the country, the power station pumps water as a raw material to Cordite Factory

Cordite Factory

The cordite factory is one of the oldest of the Indian Ordnance Factories. It comes under the Ministry of Defence. The cordite factory was set up in 1903 by the British India Government. The factory manufactures Gun Powder for various arms and ammunition produced in India...

 Aruvankadu

Aruvankadu

Aruvankadu, is a small town located in The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located between Coonoor and Ooty on the NH 67, at distances 5 km and 12 km respectively. It houses the Cordite Factory, one of the 40 Indian Ordnance Factories. It is one of the oldest Defence Factories...

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See also

• Coonoor
  Coonoor
  Coonoor is a town and a municipality in the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its production of Nilgiri tea....
  
  
• Nilgiri mountains
• Catherine Falls
  Catherine Falls
  Catherine Falls is a double-cascaded waterfall located in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris District, Tamil nadu and It is also an major tourist spot in Kotagiri.It is on the Mettupalayam road branching off at Aravenu...
  
  
• Lamb's Rock
• Sim's Park
  Sim's Park, Coonoor
  Sim's Park is in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is an important tourist place to visit in Coonoor, at a height of 1780 meters above mean sea level.Here the maximum temperature goes up to 30 degree centigrade and the minimum falls to 5 degree centigrade. The average rain fall of this garden...
  
  
• Law's Falls
  Law's Falls, Coonoor
  Law's Falls is a tourist spot in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.It is a beautiful picnic spot, named after a man named Col. Law, the man behind the construction of the new Coonoor ghat. Law's Falls is a small waterfall located on the Coonoor river near its junction with the Mettupalayam Ghat...
  
  
• Dolphin's Nose
  Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor
  Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint is a tourist spot in Coonoor, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu. Dolphin's Nose is well over 1,000 feet above sea level, 10 km from Coonoor and is a spectacular spot to visit. The tip of the peak resembles like a Dolphin Nose and so it is named as Dolphin's Nose....
  
  
• Kateri hydro-electric system
• Lady Canning's Seat
  Lady Canning's Seat, Coonoor
  Lady Canning's Seat is major tourist spot in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is situated 9 km from the township Coonoor and further along the same road as that to Lamb's Rock. This is a small mansion, which is surrounded by tea estates and plains, located in the middle of the...