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  Meppadi | |
| Coordinates:11°33′28″N76°07′55″E / 11.55786°N 76.13199°E /11.55786; 76.13199 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat Raj |
| • Body | Meppadi Grama Panchayat |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Meppadi is a small town in theIndian state ofKerala. It is a scenic hill station on the State Highway betweenKozhikode andOoty. The nearest city isKalpetta, which is the headquarters of the Wayanad revenue district.
In July 2024, Meppadi was one of the villages inWayanad district most affected by deadly landslides.[1][2]
Tea cultivation is the main economic activity of Meppadi village. There are also some vegetable cultivation on small scale. Most of the people living in Meppadi are workers in various tea estates where they cultivate cardamom too. There is a small town catering to locals and the tourists. The tourists come to enjoy the salubrious climate of the place.[3]
Meppadi is 12 km from Kalpetta town in the Wayanad District. It is 78 km from Kozhikode (Calicut), 81 km from Nilambur, and 106 km from Ooty, and 281 km from Bangalore.[4]
In terms of fatalities, this is the largest landslide-related disaster to strike Kerala.
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