Maruthadi

Maruthadi or Maruthady is a coastal town situated in the city of Kollam, Kerala, India.[2] The place is very famous in the state for its fishing activities.[3] The presence of Kattaka Kayal, a two-km long stream that once served as the lifeline for most of the commercial activities at Sakthikulangara and the 36-acre Vattakayal are making Maruthadi an important tourism spot in the city.[4]

Maruthadi Maruthady
Neighbourhood
Maruthadi Location in Kollam, India Maruthadi Maruthadi (Kerala) Maruthadi Maruthadi (India)
Coordinates: 8.918603°N 76.543561°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691003[1]
Vehicle registration	KL-02
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Civic agency	Kollam Municipal Corporation
Avg. summer temperature	34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	22 °C (72 °F)
Website	http://www.kollam.nic.in

Location

• Ramankulangara (NH-47) - 2.8 km
• Andamukkam City Bus Stand - 7.3 km
• Kollam KSRTC Bus Station - 6.4 km
• Kollam Junction railway station - 7.6 km
• Kollam Port - 6.2 km
• Chinnakada - 6.9 km
• Kadappakada - 8.6 km
• Thirumullavaram - 4 km

Kollam Port City Project

The Kerala Government has decided to develop the City of Kollam 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[5]

See also

• Andamukkam City Bus Stand
• Asramam Maidan
• Chinnakada
• Kadappakada
• Kollam
• Kollam Beach

References

1. Kollam PinCodes - Mapsofindia.com
2. Archived 10 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Council - Kollam Corporation
3. Fisherman gets trapped in whirlpool, dies - Kaumudi Online
4. A stream fading into history - The Hindu
5. "Kollam - Port City Project". 2013.