Finally, Chempan Kolumban, who discovered the Idukki dam site, is getting a fitting memorial here. Kolumban is said to have discovered the Idukki dam site during a visit in 1922. The project would ...

‘Kolumban’ lures tourists for a mythical journey. June 14, 2025 e-Paper. ... The Forest Department launched a boat, named after the tribal leader Kolumban, on the Idukki reservoir last December.

In 1922, Kolumban had joined a team of the Malankara Estate superintendent and his friend on a hunting trip in Idukki. They found it difficult to move as they reached Kuyilimala.

IDUKKI: To enable a source of income for the tribespeople of the Kolumban Colony in Idukki during the pandemic, the forest department has decided to organise bamboo rafting in the Idukki reservoir ...