Kerala is known the world over as God’s Own Country for its
culture, people and abundance of natural beauty. A visitor’s
true intake of the geographic beauty of the land is best
obtained by taking a drive through the land. Road tourism is
still at its dormant stage in Kerala, although the prospects are
unbounded. The proposed Hill Highway connecting Nandarapadavu in
Kasargod to Parassala in Trivandrum, winding through the hilly
portions of the State, stretching to a length of 1332.16
kilometers, is one important project taken in the right
direction tourism wise, which would also enable fast development
of the generally backward hilly regions of the state. Due to its
unique topography, most of the development within the state has
been happening near the eastern shoreline, which has the two
National Highways and the railway lines passing through it. But
for the hill terrains, the only means of transport available is
roads, which on the most part, are in a pathetic condition.
NATPAC (National Transportation Plan