Malangir
Waterfall, Bailadila
(A
blog by Jitendra Nakka)
Introduction:
There
are many places in Dantewada which are worth seeing tourist spots, but we are
really ignorant of such areas. The only names which we know are those which are
found out years ago and no one are found recently. But hang on guys!! Yeah,
there are some areas which are ideal for tourism and had been discovered
recently. One such destination of Bailadila is Malangir Waterfall.
Courtsey: Om Soni
Where
and How to reach?
Malangir
Waterfall is located in the kuwakonda block of Dantewara district. From
Kirandul, this exotic place is just 7 kms away in the Kirandul-Essar road. Just
before reaching Essar plant, there is one unmetalled road(Kachcha road) on
the right hand side to village Nilavaya, which after walking a mile distance
leads to this marvel which is called “Malangir Waterfall”.
Courtsey: www. mapsofindia.com
For
the comfort of Tourist, State Govt. has made one beautiful tourist motel house
in Haaram (a small village between Geedam & Dantewara). Also the
District Forest department has some comfortable rest houses for the official
and tourist people. The nearest railway station is Kirandul (nearly 18kms
away). For food and meals, Kirandul can be suitably opted. And if you are in
search of some good and cozy boarding and lodging, then Jagdalpur can be your
best option and has the capacity to offer some great holiday tourist packages
all around Bastar.
Courtsey: Om Soni
The
best time to see this waterfall is the season from the end of rainy season to
the mid of summers i.e. from mid of October to March. In the rainy season, it
displays its most rapid, thrilling and beautiful form, but the width of fall
decreases at the time of summers.
Salient
Features:
Guided
by well-made metalled roads (pakka road) of Bailadila, we reach up to
Essar plant of Bailadila, where a small muddy but beautiful passage takes a
tourist to small valley like situation where a brook called Malangir river falls from a height of around
60-70 feets and forms a waterfall called Malangir waterfall.
Courtsey: Om Soni
As
the river is not perennial, the water level decreases in the summer season, but
gains its original form, at the time of rainy season. And so the waterfall
swells and gains its actual form at the mid of rainy season and forms a
tributary of Shabari river at kerlapaal village of Konta tehsil of Sukma
district.
Conclusion:
So,
if wanna visit this soothing, refreshing waterfall,……..if you wanna visit some
of the virgin marvels of Bailadila……………Do visit Malangir Waterfall.
(Note:
A part of this citation is inspired from the facts given by Dr. Suresh Tiwari.
I pay my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Suresh Tiwari for inspiring me by writing such
a great book- “Bastar-Paryatan, Itihaas
aur Sanskriti”.I also extend my
thanks to Mr. Om Soni for helping in getting data and photographs of this area.)
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