Aralvaimozhi

Aralvaimozhi (Tamil: ஆரல்வாய்மொழி) is a panchayat town in Kaniyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.It is well-known for being the greatest source of wind energy in Asia.

Aralvaimozhi aerial view from Thovalai Chekkar Giri Malai

For road travelers from Trivandrum to Tirunelveli and Madurai, it is an ideal place to eat in natural "ac" :P. The natural scenery to boot up the soothing wind makes it a ideal picnic spot enroute.This place doubles up as a commercial hub for industries for power generation from Wind power. 

Aralvaimozhi railway station, with the wind-power mills in the background

Beaufort Force 7

                         Main question in the minds of people who are reading this blog would be why am I writing something on Beaufort Force 7. Well the answer is these where the winds that hit Trivandrum couple of days back destroying 1/3rd of the 11kV substations.
                         Beaufort scale is a wind speed measure based on sea conditions.The scale was devised in order to standardize the weather observations made by Navy officers.

The Beaufort force 7 wind which hit Trivandrum had a speed of 55km/hr.There was a sudden rise in the wave height. These high speed winds caused large scale destruction to the electricity services.Thankfully there weren't any human casualities :)