Chavara

Chavara
—  village  —
Chavara Location of Chavara in Kerala and India
Coordinates	8°59′43″N 76°31′58″E / 8.9952900°N 76.532880°E / 8.9952900; 76.532880Coordinates: 8°59′43″N 76°31′58″E / 8.9952900°N 76.532880°E / 8.9952900; 76.532880
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kollam
Nearest city	Kollam
Parliamentary constituency	Kollam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 691583 • Telephone • +476 • Vehicle • KL-23

Chavara (Malayalam: ചവറ Cavaṟa) 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.

Politics

Chavara assembly constituency is part of Quilon (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]
|Current MLA of Chavara is Mr. Shibu Baby John and also current minister for Labour and WelFare .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.[1]
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.[2]
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 Metals Ltd.[3]
IREL, Indian Rare Earths Limited.[4]
Titanium Sponge Factory sponsored by DRDO & ISRO
Kerala primo pipe factory

References

1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies — Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Kerala. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-20.