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Vismaya
is
an
amusement
water
theme
park
near
Taliparamba
in
Kannur,
Kerala.
The
park
is
developed
and
run
by
Malabar
Tourism
Development
Co-operative
Limited
(MTDC).
It
is
situated
near
to
the
famous
Muthappan
temple
in
Parassinikadavu.
It
was
officially
inaugurated
in
August
2008
and
since
then
it
has
become
one
of
the
favorite
holiday
destination
in
Malabar.
The
park
is
completely
operated
by
the
rain
water
collected
by
the
reservoir
spread
over
two
acres
(0.81
ha)
of
land
with
a
capacity
of
50,000,000
L
(11,000,000
imp
gal;
13,000,000
US
gal)
of
water.Malabar
Tourism
Development
Cooperative
Limited
(MTDC)
was
registered
on
15
February
2000.
And
one
month
later
on
9
March
2000
kick-started
its
operations
with
E.P.Jayarajan
as
the
Chairman.
The
job
sector
of
Malabar,
mainly
Kannur
focused
on
textile
industry
especially
handloom,
khadi
and
other
industries
such
as
beedi,
pottery
etc.
an
integral
part
of
conventional
occupation
of
the
region.
But
all
these
occupations
faced
many
challenges
which
gradually
lead
to
an
economic
decline.
In
such
scenario,
to
meet
the
growing
market
and
to
create
more
job
opportunities
in
addition
to
catering
to
the
growing
tourism
industry,
MTDC
came
into
existence.
The
main
objects
of
MTDC
are
to
promote,
establish,
maintain
and
manage
the
business
related
to
tourism
and
hospitality
industry
by
setting
up
establishment
such
as:
Amusement
park,
museum.
Tour
operations
for
foreign
and
domestic
tourists.
Hotels,
restaurants,
cool
bars,
ice
cream
stall,
motels
etc.
Shops
for
selling
handicrafts,
curious
etc.
Water
sports
and
river
cruises.
Hill
and
beach
resorts
with
all
modern
facilities
to
attract
foreign
and
domestic
tourists,
etc.
Vismaya
park
is
one
of
the
first
projects
started
by
MTDC.Virtual
waterfall
and
Laser
show
are
the
two
main
attractions
of
this
amusement
park.
Virtual
waterfall
is
a
musical
waterfall
where
the
visitors
dance
under
the
water
stream
to
the
background
music.
This
crowd
puller
is
open
everyday
starting
2
pm
and
usually
ends
by
3
pm.
Laser
shows
are
usually
staged
in
the
evening,
and
are
a
major
attraction.The
rain
water
harvesting
plan
undertook
by
Vismaya
is
spread
over
two
acres
of
reservoir
and
all
the
water
requirements
of
the
park
is
met
with
this
collected
water.
This
green
policy
undertaken
by
Vismaya
makes
it
one
of
the
environmental
friendly
water
theme
parks
in
the
world.Major
rides
are:
Aqua
Trail
Electric
swing
Giant
wheel
Jumping
frog
Merry
go
round
Sky
Train
Striking
car
Tide
pool
Tornado
Twister
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