Jog Falls - Untouched Nature - Karnataka's Beauty

Jog Falls - India's largest waterfalls

The Jog falls in Karnataka are magnificent falls, set in the wild and unspoilt surroundings. Nature here has not been disturbed for the tourist tappings i.e unneussary constructions and falling of trees

Jog falls in full flow

The Sharavati river crashes nearly nine hundred feet down forming four main channels named king, queen rocket and roarer. Just after the monsoon season or rainy season the falls are a magnificient and awesome sight to see.

Job falls - Side view

At this time the falls are surrounded by mists. The 50 km long hirebhasgar reservior now controls the flow of the Sharavati river in order to generate hydro-electricity but inspite of this there is an vast difference between the wet and dry season flow of the waterfalls. The Mysore power corporation releases water to the falls every village has a modest population of about 13, 300.

Jog falls is nestled in the Western ghats. The drive up the hill is glories giving a birds eye view of the festile and magical western ghats.

The flowing sharavati valley

Altitude

Climate: Jog falls are situated up the cool climes of the Western-Ghats.
Clothings: Light cool dresses for summer. During the monsoon season the nights are cool. Warm clothings will be required for the winter months i.e. December to February.
Language: Kannada is the principal language of this region. Few people also understand English and Hindi.

Accomodation:

The government owned (Karnataka Tourism) "Sharavati Tourist Home" is comfortable clean and reasonble priced. It offers good view of the falls.
Tunga Tourist Home : This is also a cheap and comfortable place to say.
Inspection Bunglow at Jog falls : This is often heavily booked and its booking can be done at the District Commissioners at Shimaga.
Guest-House near the falls : Reservations has to be done if one plans to stay here, through the Supt. Engineer (Elec.) Mahatma-Gandhi Mydro-electric works Jog Falls.
Jog-falls Guest house : Maintained by the Tourist department. Reservation can be done through its resident manager.
Woodlands : This is another place where one can stay at Jog Falls but is not upto the mark.

One can enjoy the beauty of the Jog-falls high-up in the western Ghats of Karanataka state. It is at its spectacular best just offer the rainy season and the beginning of the cool season i.e. Nov. to January