Chavara
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Chavara is approximately 14 km north of Kollam
City on the Kollam-Alappuzha
highway in India
. Tonnes of mineral sand, mainly titanium
, are exported from Chavara to various countries. The Kovilthottam port is situated within the limits of Chavara Panchayat.
Kovilthottam is a strip of land (approx.100 mts in width) sandwiched in between chavara T.S canal and Arabian sea. It is also a tourist spot and pilgrim centre. St. Andrews church, beach
and lighthouse are major attractions.
Chavara panchyat has some industrial establishments, including Indian Rare Earths (IRE), The Kerala Premo Pipe factory(Closed since 1995 and all chances to reopen this factory ended due to political ego between Left and Right front ruling parties) , Kerala Mineral and Metal Limited(KMML), and Titanium Complex at Chavara.
The new ISRO project for manufacturing Titanium sponge is being undertaken at KMML.
Chavara is a place of great personalities also. The great poet and film lyricist ONV Kurup and Sri.Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup also belongs to chavara. Major tourist spots of Chavara are: St. Andrews church, kovilthottam; kovilthottam light house and beach; Ashtamudi lake resorts; sinking islands in Ashtamudi lake.
Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (Jalanidhi) has started a Project Office at Nallezhathumukku, Chavara (by the NH 47) to co-ordinate implementation of a World Bank aided drinking water project for Chavara and Panmana Grama Panchayats with people's participation. Probably, this is the biggest water supply project in the whole of Asia, having an estimated cost of rupees 35 Crores.
The only government college in Kollam belongs to Chavara, Sankaramangalam. The famous Kottamkulangara temple where "Chamayavilakk" is held bleongs to chavara.
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|Current MLA of Chavara is Mr. Shibu Baby John
and also current minister for Labour and Rehabilitation .His Father Late.Mr.Baby John Repersented this Constituency for more than 35 years and he is supposed to be the God Father of Chavara
MSN Institute of Management and Technology.http://www.msnimt.org
NSNSM ITC.
Govt. HIgher Secondary School, Chavara.
(Prof. Sambasivan, Prof. ONV Kurup have completed their school time in this school. ONV's "Oru Vattam Koodi" poem is written on his memory of this school)
Lourde Mata Higher Secondary School, LMEMHSS Kovilthottam.http://www.lourdemata.com
Kottamkulangara Govt. VHSE.
Aiyyankoickal Govt HSS.
Panmana Manayil Govt HSS
MNPM Central School
Trinity Group of Institution
SVPMHS Panayannarkavu Vadakkumthala
DVLPS Panayannarkav vadakumthala
Ltd.http://www.kmml.com
IREL, Indian Rare Earths Limited
.http://www.irel.gov.in
Titanium Sponge Factory sponsored by DRDO & ISRO
Kerala primo pipe factory
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
City on the Kollam-Alappuzha
Alappuzha
Alappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...
highway in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Tonnes of mineral sand, mainly titanium
Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color....
, are exported from Chavara to various countries. The Kovilthottam port is situated within the limits of Chavara Panchayat.
Kovilthottam is a strip of land (approx.100 mts in width) sandwiched in between chavara T.S canal and Arabian sea. It is also a tourist spot and pilgrim centre. St. Andrews church, beach
and lighthouse are major attractions.
Chavara panchyat has some industrial establishments, including Indian Rare Earths (IRE), The Kerala Premo Pipe factory(Closed since 1995 and all chances to reopen this factory ended due to political ego between Left and Right front ruling parties) , Kerala Mineral and Metal Limited(KMML), and Titanium Complex at Chavara.
The new ISRO project for manufacturing Titanium sponge is being undertaken at KMML.
Chavara is a place of great personalities also. The great poet and film lyricist ONV Kurup and Sri.Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup also belongs to chavara. Major tourist spots of Chavara are: St. Andrews church, kovilthottam; kovilthottam light house and beach; Ashtamudi lake resorts; sinking islands in Ashtamudi lake.
Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (Jalanidhi) has started a Project Office at Nallezhathumukku, Chavara (by the NH 47) to co-ordinate implementation of a World Bank aided drinking water project for Chavara and Panmana Grama Panchayats with people's participation. Probably, this is the biggest water supply project in the whole of Asia, having an estimated cost of rupees 35 Crores.
The only government college in Kollam belongs to Chavara, Sankaramangalam. The famous Kottamkulangara temple where "Chamayavilakk" is held bleongs to chavara.
Politics
Chavara assembly constituency is part of Quilon (Lok Sabha constituency)Quilon (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kollam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.-Assembly segments:...
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|Current MLA of Chavara is Mr. Shibu Baby John
Shibu Baby John
Shibu Baby John is the present Labour Minister. He is also the only Engineer in Kerala cabinet. He is also the General Secretary of Revolutionary Socialist Party party based in Kerala, India. He is the son of RSP leader Late Baby John and Annamma John...
and also current minister for Labour and Rehabilitation .His Father Late.Mr.Baby John Repersented this Constituency for more than 35 years and he is supposed to be the God Father of Chavara
Educational institutions
Baby John Memorial Govt College, Chavara.MSN Institute of Management and Technology.http://www.msnimt.org
NSNSM ITC.
Govt. HIgher Secondary School, Chavara.
(Prof. Sambasivan, Prof. ONV Kurup have completed their school time in this school. ONV's "Oru Vattam Koodi" poem is written on his memory of this school)
Lourde Mata Higher Secondary School, LMEMHSS Kovilthottam.http://www.lourdemata.com
Kottamkulangara Govt. VHSE.
Aiyyankoickal Govt HSS.
Panmana Manayil Govt HSS
MNPM Central School
Trinity Group of Institution
SVPMHS Panayannarkavu Vadakkumthala
DVLPS Panayannarkav vadakumthala
Industries
KMML, Kerala Minerals and MetalsKerala Minerals and Metals
Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd is an integrated titanium dioxide manufacturing public sector undertaking in Kerala, India. Its operations comprise mining, mineral separation, synthetic rutile and pigment-production plants...
Ltd.http://www.kmml.com
IREL, Indian Rare Earths Limited
Indian Rare Earths Limited
Indian Rare Earths Limited ' is a government-owned corporation in India based in Mumbai. It was incorporated as a private limited company and jointly owned by the Government of India and Government of Travancore Cochin. Government of India took control of IREL in 1963 under the administrative...
.http://www.irel.gov.in
Titanium Sponge Factory sponsored by DRDO & ISRO
Kerala primo pipe factory