Konni is a small town in Pathanamthitta district that borders Achenkovil reserve forests. The place is famous for Elephant training centres and watercourse projects. This is one of the tourist places to see in the district where you can stroll though woods and take a light glide in the waters. Presently the place is being revamped, post the heavy floods that happened in Kerala in the month of August 2018. During the floods, Pathanamthitta was one of the districts which was trounced by waters. Konni, major town and Taluk headquarters in Pathanamthitta district was also vanquished in the aftermath of floods. When Kerala was besieged in incessant rains during the month of August, tourism sector was at the receiving end of the whole ordeal. However, if the latest news reports from the authorities, are anything to go by, God’s Own Country is again ready to welcome tourists. According to a survey conducted by the state tourism department, it was found that 60 of the 70 major tourist destinations of the state have been restored and are back to being operational. In this regard, Konni Eco tourism project is also making up its losses. K Viswanathan, one of the guards at Konni forest reserve said, “After the floods, for sometime the tourist inflow was low. But now the inflow is increasing everyday and tourism is getting back on track here”.
