Aruvankadu
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| Coordinates | 11°21′2″N 76°46′29″E / 11.35056°N 76.77472°ECoordinates: 11°21′2″N 76°46′29″E / 11.35056°N 76.77472°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | The Nilgiris |
| Nearest city | Coonoor |
| Parliamentary constituency | Nilgiris |
| Assembly constituency | Coonoor |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Aruvankadu, is a small town located in The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located between Coonoor and Ooty on the NH 67, at distances 5 km and 12 km respectively. It houses the Cordite Factory, one of the 40 Indian Ordnance Factories[2]. It is one of the oldest Defence Factories coming under the reign of the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Ordnance Factories. The Cordite Factory was established in 1903 by the then British Government on a huge campus and it still caters the Defence Services by manufacturing Cordite (Gun powder as generally known) which is used in manufacturing arms and ammunitions and also as a propellant in various armed tanks[2].
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- ^ "Ooty: In the Lap of the Nilgiris". batchmates.com. http://www.batchmates.com/bmtimes/content.aspx?contentId=1471. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b "About Aruvankadu". ofbindia.nic.in. http://ofbindia.nic.in/units/index.php?unit=cfa&page=about&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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