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Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha
big town
Map
Government
 • Municipal ChairmanMrs. Mary George Thottam
Population
 (2001)
 • Total29,246
Websitewww.ekm.kerala.gov.in
The town where three rivers merge to form Muvattupuzha river.

Muvattupuzha (Malayalam: മൂവാറ്റുപുഴ) is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a medium sized town situated 42 km north-east of Ernakulam City, Kerala state, India. It is located at 9.9670N, 76.5830E. It is an important town in central Kerala. It lies between Thrissur and Kottayam on the Main Central Road (MC road) which runs along the length of the old Travancore, from Trivandrum to Angamaly.

the first and second Longest State Highways of Kerala viz Main Central Road (Angamali - Trivandrum / SH-01 / 240 km) and Main Eastern Highway (Muvattupuzha -Punalur / SH-08 / 154 km) meet here. Also Kundannor(kochi)-Madurai NH49 is passing through here.

Muvattupuzha River

The town is named after the Muvattupuzha (Muvattupuzha Aar) river which flows through it. The name is made up of three Malayalam words: 'Moo', which stands for 'three', 'aaru' - small river, and 'puzha', which also means a river. 'Aaru' is a word that is usually used to rivers in the southern half of Kerala, while 'puzha's are northern rivers. The three rivers in this case are the Kothamangalam river or Kothayaar, Kaliyar and Thodupuzhayaar, which merge to form a single river. Thus it is called Thriveni Sangamam or Centre Point in Malayalam.

Muvattupuzha Aar (Malayalam: മൂവാറ്റുപുഴയാറ്, Muvattupuzha River) which starts and flows through Muvattupuzha town runs for 121 km. The major source of water is the Thodupuzha River which starts in the Idukki district and provides a good supply of water all the year, enabled by the supply of water from Idukki Arch Dam. Idukki Dam is the largest Arch Dam in India and it is used for hydro-electric power generation. Muvattupuzhayar is the prime victim of river pollution now a days. Municipalities Hospitalas, hotels commercial shps .. all are dumping tonnes of wastes in the rive without any resist. Green people, people for socio environmental works an environmental organisation is now leading a campaign to save the muvattupuzhayar

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The Nirmala College in Muvattupuzha

History

It was part of the Vadakkumkoor Kingdom until it was captured by Travancore kingdom, now merged into state of Kerala. Old documents prove that the lands of Muvattupuzha belonged to ‘Edappally Swaroopam’, but were later transferred to ‘Manas’ (Brahmin Families)."Source". The ‘Perandoor’ Temple at Edappally is still considered as the root temple of many Nair families of Kadathy, Vellorkunnam, Paipra and Vazhappilli.

After Indian Independence, Muvattupuzha, as a village union, came under the control of a council of three members nominated by the government. V. P. Govindan Nair was the first president of the village union. A. P. Makkar and Penthitta Gopalan Pillai were the other two members of the council. This council was short-lived. By 1953, Muvattupuzha was declared a Panchayat. Kunnappillil Varkey Vaidyan was the first president of the elected Panchayat Committee. Muvattupuzha was raised to the status of a Municipality in the year 1958. N. Parameshwaran Nair became the first Municipal Chairman. Muvattupuzha made history as the first Municipality where the Communist Party came to power in a general election.

N.P. Varghese was the first elected MLA from Muvattupuzha Assembly Constituency. Later, K. M. George represented Muvattupuzha. The first MP of Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha Constituency was George Thomas Kottukapally. Of all the Municipal Chairmen of the town, P. P. Esthose deserves special mention. He was simultaneously an MLA and the Municipal Chairman of Muvattupuzha. He got state-level recognition as the Chairman of Chamber of Chairmen. In its entire history, he is the only Communist member elected to the Parliament from the constituency.

Politics

The place falls under Muvattupuzha assembly constituency, which is part of Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] The muncipality is headed by the Muncipal Chairman.

Demographics

Muvattupuzha residents practice Hinduism, Christianity and Islam, with the majority being Hindus.

As of 2001 India census[2], Muvattupuzha had a population of 29,230. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Muvattupuzha has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 82%. In Muvattupuzha, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Many important roads pass through Muvattupuzha.

The Muvattupuzha-Theni Highway'[SH43] starting from the Chali Bridge and goes through Randattinkara ,Kotta Road ,Udumbannoor ,Nedumkandam ,Kambam and ending at Theni. This will be a shorter route to Madurai of Tamil Nadu.

The town has wider roads compared to neighboring towns from old times. Although the traffic is lesser than towns like Perumbavoor, sometimes traffic-jam occurs as MC road passes through the center of the town. A Bypass is planned from Kadathy to Puthuppady in NH49 to avoid traffic from Kochi-Madurai NH49 Highway which is also the route to Munnar, a Hill Station.

Chali Bridge across the Kaali aar river, a bypass is constructed and inaugrated by chief minister Mr.Achyuthaanandan.This bridge helps long distance travelers from caught in traffic, particularly at rush hour. The bypass will pass through Kizhakkekara to Marady to link the SH8 (state highway) to Thodupuzha and also to MC Road.

Suburbs

The town consists of two parts separated by Muvattupuzha bridge. Velloorkunnam, Vazhappilly and Kadathy are south west of the bridge. Kavumkara is the Market which lies North-East of the town after the bridge on the Muvattupuzha-Kothamangalam road.

The Thodupuzha bridge is over the Thodupuzha river. Kizhakkekara and Randarkara lies on the eastern part of the town on the banks of Muvattupuzha river. After Thodupuzha bridge comes Adooparambu, Anikkad and Avoly. This area grows maximum pineapples and has pineapple based agro industries. Adooparambu is also known for its timber industries. Avoly is abutting Muvattupuzha Municipality. Anikkadu Thiruvamplavil Mahadeva Temple and Anikkattillam are notable, as is the lake 'Anikkattu Chira'.

The old Muvattupuzha bridge built over Muvattupuzha river is the very first concrete bridge in India. It was completed in 1914. Now this serves as the important connection between Nehru Park and Kacherithazham, two main town centres.

The Puzhakkara Kavu, one of the most important temples dedicated to Bhagawati,lies on the banks of Muvattupuzha. The area near the Kavu is called Kavumpady. The Tamil Brahmin Iyers are concentrated on this area of Muvattupuzha town.

A new civil station for Muvattupuzha is set up at Vazhapilly .

Pezhakkappilly and Vazhakulam are two satellite towns of Muvattupuzha. Nearby Panchayats are mostly into agriculture and small scale and medium scale Industries. Pineapple and Rubber plantations are the common agrarian efforts. Match box industries, saw mills, paper, plastic and wood carton making are the main industries in this area.

Education

Muvattupuzha has been a seat of learning for a long time and it has very good educational facilities. Nirmala College is one of the oldest schools in town. The Nirmala schools, such as Nirmala Public School, Nirmala Junior School, Nirmala High School, Nirmala Sadan, Nirmala School of Nursing, under Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam serves in almost all fields of imparting of education. Ilahia Trust, a prominent educational trust runs the first ever engineering and technology college of Muvattupuzha ( Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology) besides its renowned Ilahia Public School, Ilahia Arts and Science College and Kavaumkara LP School.

Government institutes, such as Teachers Training College and BEd College, are run in a very commendable manner.

Vishwajyothi College Of Engineering And Technology is other notable professional institutions here.

Nearby towns

Nearby towns are Kothamangalam, Thodupuzha, Kolenchery, Koothattukulam, Perumbavoor and Piravom. The majority of the population makes a living through agriculture and small scale industries. Muvattupuzha was an important commercial centre and prominent town till about 1980. It was the gateway to Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta Districts and the only market for the people from high ranges. Today it serves as a significant link to Sabarimala, Munnar and Thekkady.

Future

Ernakulam and Muvattupuzha are culturally and geographically different as Muvattupuzha Taluka is inland, with agriculture as its primary economic base, while Ernakulam has some coastal regions for which fishing is an important industry. A Muvattupuzha District or Zilla might fulfill the developmental needs of the eastern parts of Ernakulam District and parts of Thodupuzha Taluk.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. State Highway list
  2. Kerala PWD
  3. Statehighways in Yahoo Maps
  1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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