Kallumthazham

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| governing_body = Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)

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Kallumthazham or Kallumthaazham is a neighbourhood of Kollam city in Kerala, India.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/lifeguards-save-man-from-drowning/article8094939.ece |title=Lifeguards save man from drowning - The Hindu |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016}} It is the 19th ward of Kollam Municipal Corporation.{{cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/council |title=Council - Kollam Municipal Corporation |access-date=31 October 2016 |archive-date=10 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910155210/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/council |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/kallumthazham/id/5414 |title=Kallumthazham - Kerala Tourism |access-date=31 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/30-reserved-divisions-in-kollam-corporation/article7694101.ece |title=30 reserved divisions in Kollam Corporation - The Hindu |date=27 September 2015 |access-date=31 October 2016}}

Importance

Kallumthazham comes under Kilikollur zone of Kollam Municipal Corporation where the most cashew processing factories are located in India.{{cite web|url=http://www.quilon.com/Html/administraion.htm |title=Welcome to the land of Cashews - Kollam |access-date=31 October 2016}} It is the meeting point of two major national highways, with NH-66 Bypass, Kollam and NH-744, passing through the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article86650.ece |title=Talks held on NH bypass completion - The Hindu |date=7 December 2009 |access-date=31 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kollam-bypass-work-comes-to-a-standstill/article9213372.ece |title=Kollam bypass work comes to a standstill - The Hindu |date=13 October 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ire-over-undue-delay-in-kandachira-bridge-work/article7331937.ece |title=Ire over undue delay in Kandachira bridge work - The Hindu |date=19 June 2015 |access-date=31 October 2016}} It is considered one of the major transport hubs in Kollam city.{{cite web |url=http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php?page=roadklm&pageId=354 |title=Roads Division, Kollam - Kerala PWD |date=19 June 2015 |access-date=31 October 2016 |archive-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229044725/http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php?page=roadklm&pageId=354 |url-status=dead }} The Valiya Koonambaikulam temple is very close to Kallumthazham.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chandra-pongal-at-koonambaikulam/article8307404.ece |title=Chandra Pongal at Koonambaikulam - The Hindu |date=3 March 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016}}

References

Category:Neighbourhoods in Kollam

Category:Cashew processing hubs in Kollam

Kallumthazham

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