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Kerala (38,863 km 2; 1.18% of India's land) is situated between the Lakshadweep Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. Kerala's coast runs some 590 km in length, while the state itself varies between 35–120 km in width. Geologically, pre-Cambrian and Pleistocene formations comprise the bulk of Kerala's terrain.
The Chamravattam Bridge was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy, on 17 May 2012. This project has dual goals of irrigation and reducing the distance by road between Kozhikode and Kochi by 38 km (24 mi). The project was conceptualized as early as 1977 or 1984, but was dormant for some time.
In 2012, Kerala still received the highest remittances of all states: US$11.3 billion, which was nearly 16% of the US$71 billion remittances to the country. [241] In 2015, NRI deposits in Kerala have soared to over ₹ 1 lakh crore (US$12 billion), amounting to one-sixth of all the money deposited in NRI accounts, which comes to about ₹ 7 ...
National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (old number NH 47) [1] is a 340-kilometre-long (210 mi) National Highway in South India connecting Salem city in Tamil Nadu to the city of Kochi in Kerala.
It would provide an alternate route between Kozhikode and Wayanad and will reduce the distance between Anakkampoil and Meppady from 42 kilometres to less than 20 kilometres. The tunnel road is also expected to lead to a better economic growth and development in the region.
Malayattoor is a village in Aluva taluk around 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Angamaly in Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala in South India. The name 'Malayattoor' is an amalgamation of the words mala (mountain) arr (river), and oore (place).
It traversed coast-to-coast linking Kochi in Kerala with Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu. It crosses the famous Pamban Bridge (Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge) before crossing into Rameswaram island. The total length runs up to 440 km (270 mi). [1] The 5 km road between Mukundarayar Chathiram and Dhanuskodi was destroyed during the 1963 cyclone and was ...
The Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) will be constructing the 468 kilometres of highway. The work on 120 km of the remaining 155 km will be covered under the Bharatmala project, which is initiated by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to connect important coastal areas and ports in the country. Work on the remaining 35 kilometres will ...