Neendakara

Neendakara
—  village  —
Neendakara Location of Neendakara in Kerala and India
Coordinates	8°56′19″N 76°32′25″E / 8.93861°N 76.54028°E / 8.93861; 76.54028Coordinates: 8°56′19″N 76°32′25″E / 8.93861°N 76.54028°E / 8.93861; 76.54028
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kollam
Nearest city	Kollam City (9 km)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	Tropical monsoon (Köppen) •      35 °C (95 °F) •      20 °C (68 °F)
Codes • Telephone • +0474 • Vehicle • KL-02, KL-

Neendakara is a village in Kollam district 9 km north of Kollam city in Kerala, India. It is Kollam district's intermediate fishing port.

When Portuguese traders settled in Kollam (then Quilon) in the early 16th century, their ships passed through the Neenadakara bar, now the site of Neendakara Bridge, part of National Highway 47, which connects the village to Shakthikulangara across Ashtamudi Lake. In Malayalam, Neendakara means "a long bank".^[1]

The headquarters of the Indo-Norwegian Fisheries Community project, established in 1953, was based in Neendakara until 1961, when the site was handed over to the Government of Kerala.^[2]

Geography

Neendakara is located at 8°56′19.18″N 76°32′25.19″E / 8.9386611°N 76.5403306°E / 8.9386611; 76.5403306.

References

1. ^ Gulati, Leela (1984). Fisherwomen on the Kerala Coast: Demographic and Socio-economic Impact of a Fisheries Development Project. International Labour Organisation. pp. 48. ISBN 9789221036265. http://books.google.com/books?id=2he8t3PyLIMC. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
2. ^ "History". National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training. http://ifpkochi.nic.in/history.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-20.