page_title: List of tourist attractions in Kozhikode
section_title: Sand banks
hierarchical_section_title: List of tourist attractions in Kozhikode / Sand banks
caption_attribution_description: English: The image is taken from Sand banks , Vadakara
context_page_description: This is a list of places of interest and historical significance in Kozhikode.
context_section_description: A small peninsula with the Moorad river on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west is located approximately 3 km towards the south of the town. This area is known as the Sandbanks. The Peninsula has a building called the Sandbanks Bungalow, which was built by Mr Wilfred Vincent Reilly in the year 1946. This bungalow and the land it stands on was sold on 04 Feb 1966 to Grasim Industries Ltd a company of the Aditya Birla Management Corporation Ltd, and is owned by the company till date. Adjacent to the bungalow is an open area which was previously under lease with Grasim Industries Ltd but was returned to the Government of Kerala in 2002. This area is now developed by the Harbour Dept of Government of Kerala and has been handed over to Vatakara Municipality for maintenance. Construction work of coastal Police Station building is continuing there. Many tourists visit this place for a view of the sunset.
  This is an island like beach close to Sand banks, in fact just opposite to it. Still, reaching there takes another 7 km journey.
caption: Vatakara Sand Banks
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