The estate comprises of two distinct sections, the erstwhile Kadalaparai Estate, where the present factory and office are located, and the Pannimade section, which is along the Sholayar Dam. These two estates were merged in 1962, after the Govt. tookover 381.87 acres of tea area on the Pannimade section, as catchment area for what is known as the Sholyar Dam today. The process of amalgamation took place in 1962, and the estate retained the name PANNIMADE ("hand of Mist ").