Bonacaud

Bonacaud (Kerala state, India) is the base station of the famous peak, Agasthyarkoodam in the Agasthya hills. The Agasthya hill range is famous for its abundance of rare herbs and medicinal plants.

Bonacaud

Bonakkad
Village
Bonacaud
Location in Kerala, India
Bonacaud
Bonacaud (India)
Coordinates: 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
TalukasNedumangad
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695551
Telephone code0472
Nearest cityThiruvananthapuram

There is a tea estate in Bonacaud, established by Britishers. The hill resort Ponmudi is near to Bonacaud. Bonacaud (natively called Bonakkad) is now used as a base camp for trekking to Agasthyakoodam. It has many shooting locations including the forests, waterfalls and tea estates.

It is located at 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E

View From Bonacaud Hill showing peppara reservoir

The place has the famous Bona Falls a truly enthralling place with a lot of fauna. Vazuvanchola near Bona falls is also famous for its waterfalls.

A stream inside the Bonacaud estate

The estate has cardamom, coconut, pepper and tea.

The exact name of the place is Bonaccord named by the British and means good faith. It is believed that around 1850 an estate was established on the top of the hill and near to a river named as Sooryakanthi. Due to lack of sun light, many labors fell in ill and died. Later the management has changed the location and came down and established the estate in the present location. The laborers had been brought from southern Tamil Nadu and their descendants still live in the estate.

Lower-priced tea imports following the implementation of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade pushed the estate into losses. The estate was taken over by a bank and the plantation was shut down after the owner failed to repay the loan on the estate.[1] The families were provided with free ration by the State Government. In 2014, the State Government Labour department convinced the estate management to reopen the estate but the employees were neither paid salary nor the free ration after that. Currently the State Government is in the process of taking over the estate.[2]

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/government-to-consider-taking-over-bonacaud/article7394268.ece


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