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
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 adorned with murals created
by artisans from
Nilambur. Apart from these a rock garden at the parking
area has
been developed where laterite boulders of various sizes have been
utilised.Under the social forestry scheme, trees have
been planted in the beach area.
Parking
facilities:
The BRDC
has developed about 7000 sq. m of land for parking
different types of
vehicles.
Walk way:
A
beautiful walk way has been laid for
the visiting tourists to explore the beauty of the
fine coastline 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 spend
more time at the beach even after the sun sets.
Resting facilities:
Multi shed
and Eru madam
would provide the tourists enough facilities to take rest and
enjoy
the sea breeze. By using locally available materials seating
arrangements have been provided for the tourists at the beach.
Toilets:
Toilets have been provided for the use of
tourists and eco-friendly
bamboo waste bins have been provided in
the entire beach site for keeping
the site clean.
Children's park:
A park has been
developed here for children below 14 years.
In order to maintain the
developed site a
nominal charge of one rupee from each visitor
would be collected as entry
fees. A similar nominal vehicle
parking fees would also be collected.The BRDC
also aims to develop in
future another 11 acres of land at the beach for
constructing water
park, theme park etc.
The BRDC was set up by the Government of Kerala
to
develop Bekal as a planned eco-friendly destination. The 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.
