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Location: About a
kilometre from Bekal Fort, about
16 km south of Kasaragod on the
national highway, Kasaragod
district, north Kerala.
Kasaragod, the northernmost
district of Kerala is renowned
as the land of gods, forts,
rivers, hills and beautiful
beaches. The imposing circular
fort at Bekal is one of the
largest and best preserved forts
in Kerala. The beautiful expanse
of the shallow beach near the
Bekal fort known as Bekal Fort
Beach has been developed as an
exotic beach location by the
Bekal Resorts Development
Corporation (BRDC).
Beautification:
Beautification of the site
includes installation of two
sculptures of Theyyam created
using laterite at the beach and
a shed with walls adorning
murals created by artisans from
Nilambur. Apart from these a
rock garden at the parking area
has been developed where
laterite boulders of various
size has been utilised. Under
the social forestry scheme
planting trees has been done in
the beach area.
Parking facilities: BRDC
has developed about 7000 sq. m
land for parking different types
of vehicles.
Walk way: A beautiful
walk way for the visiting
tourists to explore the beauty
of the fine coastal line and
enjoy the panoramic view of the
Bekal Fort.
Illuminating the beach:
The beach has been illuminated
during the evening hours so that
tourists can more spend time at
the beach even after the sun
set.
Resting facilities: Multi
shed and Eru madam would provide
the tourist enough facility to
take rest and enjoy the sea
breeze. By using locally
available materials seating
arrangements has been provided
for the tourists at the beach.
Toilets: Toilets have
been provided for the use of
tourists and eco-friendly bamboo
waste bins has been provided in
the entire beach site for
keeping the site clean.
Childrens park: A park
has been developed here for
children below 14 years.
In order to maintain the
developed site a nominal charge
of rupee one from each visitor
would be collected as entry fees
and a similar nominal vehicle
parking fees would be collected.
BRDC also aims to develop in
future another 11 acres of land
at the beach for constructing
water park, theme park etc.
BRDC was set up by the
Government of Kerala to develop
Bekal as a planned eco-friendly
destination. BRDC has utilised
19 acres of land for the
development of the Bekal Fort
Beach at a cost of approximately
Rs. 25 million including land
acquisition charges.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station:
Kasaragod, on the Kozhikode-Mangalore-Mumbai
route.
Nearest airport:
Mangalore about 50 km from
Kasaragod town; Karipur
International Airport, Kozhikode,
about 200 km from Kasaragod
town.
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