Ambalamedu
Ambalamedu | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 9°58′N 76°23′E / 9.967°N 76.383°E | |
Country | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | KL- |
Ambalamedu is a suburb of the city of
History
Ambalamedu is now associated with the Cochin Division of the
To meet the high demand of water in manufacturing fertilizer, over 250 acres (1 km²) of paddy fields were converted into a lake by constructing an earthen dam and water brought in through a canal from
Along the shores of the lake are houses built incorporating many elements of Kerala's unique architecture. Most of the houses overlook the lake with no buildings to obstruct the view. The township is thus a very rare example of a planned industrial township that is designed in the most aesthetic manner accentuating the beauty and ambience of nature surrounding it. With conserving many trees and rare plants, the township is built beautifully in a lush greenery with all major facilities including, schools, parks, stores and hospital, which makes it one of its kind. Ambalamedu flourished from the 1960s through the 1990s. It was truly a tranquil paradise that so marvellously masked the grime and smoke of the industrial complex surrounding it.
Unfortunately, with the public sector company in financial trouble due to the liberalization of the markets and consequent loss of government subsidies for fertilizer manufacture while under a regulated price regime, Ambalamedu township fell into bad times. Wanton pollution from the nearby factories such as Carbon Black near Karimugal turned it into an undesirable place to live. FACT employees slowly abandoned the township and today many of the houses remain empty and in a very poor state of repair.
Landmarks
Temples
Harimattom temple is the well-known in ambalamedu. "Shankara Narayana" sangamam is the speciality of this temple. "Harimattom Pooram" is the celebration in here. Various cultural and traditional activities can be arranged in here. "Ambalamedu kalakshettra" is one of the part of this temple. It should have a traditional background. Various persons presented various traditional programs. "Ambalamedu Kalakshettra" is the heart beat of ambalamedu.
Location
Ambalamedu is around 8 kilometers from
References
- ISBN 978-81-934567-0-5. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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