Munroethuruth

Munroe thuruth or Munroe Island also spelled as Munrothuruthu is a beautiful place surrounded by Kallada River, Ashtamudi Lake and Sasthamkottah Lake in Kollam district, Kerala, India. Munroethuruth is about 25 km from Kollam by road, 12 km west from Kundara and about 25 km from Karunagapally.

Kallada Boat Race which is one of the famous boatraces in kerala is at Karuvathrakadavu- Muthiraparambu nettayam in Munroethuruth.The famousChittumala Theerthatanam starts from Karuvathra kadavu at Munroethuruthu

First community tourism project

The first community tourism programme in the State will start functioning from the MunroeThuruthu islands in Kollam district.

This was announced by Minister for Tourism Kodiyeri Balakrishnan during a visit to the islands on Monday morning along with Education Minister M.A. Baby and other officers.The community tourism programme will operate on the basis of the proposals made by the grama panchayats concerned.The programme envisaged private participation too and would function under the motto ‘Ente gramam tourism souhritha gramam.’

Mr. Balakrishnan announced the programme after clearing the recommendations submitted in this connection by the Munroe Thuruthu grama panchayat.He said the community tourism project was meant for both domestic and foreign tourists. In addition to accommodation facilities that will come up under the programme, houses in the islands lying vacant will be utilised for the purpose.In a tiny island named pathupara house available for stay.

History

In 1795 the British established their supremacy in South India and Kerala came under their governance.From 1800 onwards, inorder to maintain British Supremacy in Kerala, a Resident was appointed by the British Administrative head. The First Resident was Colonel Collin Macaulay followed by Colonel John Munro. During Munro’s time a senior priest of the Malankara Sabha, Pulikottil Joseph Kathanar expressed his desire to establish seminary for training priests and a place to settle the newly converted Christians. The piece of land thus provided by the Mercy of Colonel Munro was named after him by the locals and is still known as Munroe island .