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Chavara bhavan shrine alappuzha kerala
Chavara is a village in Kollam district, Kerala, India .It is a part of Quilon Lok Sabha constituency. The MLA of the constituency is currently Vijayan Pillai].
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- Chavara bhavan shrine alappuzha kerala
- Map of Chavara Kerala
- Mohan chavara build an organic village in kerala forest for serenity spot light v6 news
- Location and tourism
- Industries
- References
Map of Chavara, Kerala
Mohan chavara build an organic village in kerala forest for serenity spot light v6 news
Location and tourism
Chavara is situated on the shores of the Arabian sea and the major freshwater lake in Kerala, Ashtamudi, which flows through it. Chavara has many lakes and lagoons including Sasthamkota Lake. Popular tourist destinations are St Andrew's Church, Kovilthottam, Kottankulangara Devi Temple , Kovilthottam beach and lighthouse as well as the area around Ashtamudi lake.
Industries
The village has a high supply of mineral sand, mainly titanium in its beaches. For the processing of titanium, India's first titanium sponge plant (TSP) was developed by KMML ( Kerala Minerals and metals Ltd) here, inaugurated in 2011 by the then Defence Minister of India, AK Antony . IRE (Indian Rare Earths Ltd) is another public sector unit located in Chavara. Kerala Premo Pipes a govt company(under KWA)in Chavara has been lying closed for the past 18 years.The Premo pipe factory which started production in 1961 and was closed in 1997 following adverse market conditions.Though an MOU was signed between KWA and HLL in the year 2011 for starting PVC pipes, same is yet to be materialized.