 It is one of the longest and highest aqueducts in South Asia and is a popular tourist spot in Kanyakumari District.The nearest railway station is Kuzhithurai Railway Station which is about 15 kilometres away and the nearest airport is the Trivandrum International Airport which is about 70 kilometres away.Mathoor Aqueduct was constructed in 1966 by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,Honorable Chief Minister Kamarajar , as a drought relief measure across the river Pahrali.