Maruthadi or Maruthady is a coastal town situated in the city of Kollam,

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. The place is very famous in the state for its fishing activities. The presence of ''Kattaka Kayal'', a two-km long stream that once served as the lifeline for most of the commercial activities at

Sakthikulangara Sakthikulangara is a zone and neighbourhood situated at the coastal area of the city of Kollam in Kerala India. It is one among the 6 zonal headquarters of Kollam Municipal Corporation. Location Sakthikulangara is situated where Ashtamudi Lake ...

and the 36-acre Vattakayal are making Maruthadi an important tourism spot in the city.
A stream fading into history - The Hindu

Location

Ramankulangara Ramankulangara is a neighbourhood of Kollam city, India. It is 4 km away from Chinnakada and nearly 5 km from Kollam Junction Railway Station. Ramankulangara lies on the north side of the city. It is in Kavanad council of Kollam Muni ...

( NH-47) - 2.8 km * Andamukkam City Bus Stand - 7.3 km *

Kollam KSRTC Bus Station Kollam KSRTC bus station is an important transport hub in the Indian city of Kollam, owned and operated by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) under the depot code KLM. The bus station is located in Cutchery, Taluk Cutchery and i ...

- 6.4 km *

Kollam Junction railway station Kollam Junction railway station (station code: QLN) is an NSG–2 category List of railway stations in India, Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone.) It is a junction station situated in the cit ...

- 7.6 km *

Kollam Port Kollam Port or Port of Quilon is one of the oldest ports (established in AD 825) situated away from Downtown Kollam (formerly Quilon) It is the third largest port in Kerala by volume of cargo handled and facilities and one of the four Kerala po ...

- 6.2 km *

Chinnakada Chinnakada or Chinnakkada is considered as the heart of the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. Chinnakada is a busy junction where 5 city roads and one National highway interconnect at a traffic roundabout. The city's symbolic clock tower is loc ...

- 6.9 km *

Kadappakada Kadappakada or Kadappakkada is a neighbourhood and important junction in the city of Kollam, in the state of Kerala, India. NH 744 (Earlier NH 208), that connects Kollam with Tirumangalam meets the Asramam Link Road at Kadappakada junction. ...

- 8.6 km *

Thirumullavaram Thirumullavaram is a part of Kollam UA in the state of Kerala, a state in south India. It is situated 6 km north of the city of Kollam. It is best known for a calm beach safe for swimming. Discovery Channel has selected Thirumullavaram bea ...

- 4 km

Kollam Port City Project

The Kerala Government has decided to develop the City of

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

as a "Port City of Kerala". They have decided to do a face lift of the Maruthadi- Eravipuram area of the city as part of the "Kollam Port City" project. Sports, Fishing, Tourism and entertainment projects will be implemented in this region as part of the project

References

Neighbourhoods in Kollam {{Kollam-geo-stub

Location

Kollam Port City Project

See also

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