What is "pambavalley"

Pambavalley (also known as Kanamala) is a village in Erumely panchayath of Kottayam district of Kerala state. Pambavalley is situated in the border of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts but recorded as a part of Kottayam district only. The name Pambavalley means a place located near the banks of river Pamba. Sabarimala is only 33 km from here and its located on the Erumely - Chalakkayam highway. There was a causeway linking Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts at Pamabavalley which was later replaced by the new bridge inaugurated on December 23, 2014. The bridge here is an important landmark of kanamala and it has a length of 170 metres and width of 11.23 metres. The bridge is a big relief for thousands of pilgrims who earlier passed through the narrow causeway.