State Highway 11 (SH 11) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Kalarcode, Alappuzha and ends in Perunna, Changanassery. The road is popularly known as AC road (Alappuzha Changanassery) road.
The highway is 24.2 km long. The Alappuzha-Changanassery Road was opened for traffic in 1958.The road has been constructed parallel to the AC (Alappuzha -Changanassery) canal which is man made.
KSRTC Bus Journey through AC Road on a Rainy Day – VIDEO
The A-C canal, which runs along the length of the road is meant to empty the flood waters of upper Kuttanad into the Nedumudy lake and the Pallathuruthy lake near Alappuzha. AC Road is the first road which is passing through Kuttanad Paddy fields. The road passes through scenic paddy fields,coconut groves in Kuttanad and backwaters in Alappuzha.
The AC road is prone to flooding during monsoon seasons in Kerala. As the road mostly passes through low-lying areas of Kuttanad, the road traffic is affected during heavy rains as parts of the road will be submerged in flood waters from Kuttanad.
The Motor Vehicles Department, in partnership with the Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA) and the police has installed automatic traffic enforcement camera systems in between various points of Changanassery – Alappuzha section of AC road for detecting speed violations of vehicles.
Kuttanad is a region covering the Alappuzha and Kottayam Districts, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. The region has the lowest altitude in India, and is one of the few places in the world where farming is carried on around 1.2 to 3.0 metres (4 to 10 ft) below sea level.
It is a well known fact that burned black wooden logs were mined from paddy fields called as ‘Karinilam’(Black paddy fields) until the recent past. This fact throws some light on this theory of Chuttanad evolving to Kuttanad. In Kuttanad most of the place names end in kari (meaning burnt residue or charcoal). Some familiar place names are Ramankary, Puthukkary, Amichakary, Oorukkary, Mithrakary, Mampuzhakary, Kainakary, Kandanakary, Thayamkary, Chathenkary, Chathurthiakary and Chennamkary.
