Palakkad, the district with no coastline that opens Kerala to the rest of India through the 32 to 40 km Palakkad Gap
Background
Palakkad is one of the fourteen districts of Kerala and has no coastal line.
The district opens the state to the rest of the country through the Palakkad Gap with a width of 32 to 40 Kms.
It is one of the main granaries of Kerala, its economy is primarily agricultural, and it is also the land of Palmyrahs.
The present Palakkad district was formed on the first of January 1957, with Palakad, Perinthalmanna, Ponnani, Ottapalam, Alathur and Chittur taluks.
Today it has 2 revenue divisions, 6 taluks and 157 revenue villages, with 7 municipalities, 13 block panchayats and 88 village panchayats; the headquarters is at Palakkad Town.
After the 73rd amendment of the Constitution, decentralized planning was implemented and the three tier Panchayat Raj system was formed, with the District Panchayat as the top-most tier.
In plain words
Palakkad Gap Break in the hill range — The district administration says it opens the state to the rest of the country, with a width of 32 to 40 Kms.
73rd amendment Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) — After it, decentralized planning and the three tier Panchayat Raj system were put in place in the district.