INFRASTRUCTURE

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INFRASTRUCTURE:
Infrastructure include Connectivity ,transportation systems,
communication networks, sewage, water, and electric systems.

The availability of
infrastructural CONNECTIVITY:
facilities is an indicator • The effective developed/developable area is much less than the geographical area
of the standard of because of the considerable spread of waterbodies and paddyfields.
living in the area. • On comparison with the rest of the State, Alappuzha is well placed in terms of
These point to the availability of roads in consideration to both area and population served.
level of development. • The quantity of roads available in the district is satisfactorily sufficient, but the
The comparative quality of roads have to be improved.
analysis helps in • Traffic and transportation is a vital sector in developmental planning and has
assessing the district multifaceted impacts in all other sectors of development.
in comparison with the • Hence an analysis and formulation of a proposal in this sector require large quantum of
rest of the state. The temporal, spatial and sectoral data.
following parameters • Nodes assume greater significance in Kerala context as far as the physical development
are analyzed in this of settlements is concerned.
regard • An analysis of the nodes in the district is carried out and a hierarchy is evolved.
·Road length • With due consideration to the hierarchy of settlements and nodes, an exercise is
·Educational facilities attempted here to formulate a conceptual road network employing the available data.
per 1000 population • Since the purview of the study is confined to the district, data and observations are
·Health institutions limited to this district.
per 1000 population
and Share of
population covered by
water supply
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS:

PALLATHURUTHY BRIDGE

ROAD NETWORK: ROUTE:

National highway 66 Panvel to kanyakumari
National highway National highway 66 Criss crosses through alappey town
State highway State highway 11 Alappey town to other cities like
Mumbai, udupi,mangalore,Kannur,
Calicut,ernakulam,kolla mand
trivandrum
State highway 40 From Kalacode and ends at
Perunna

State highways 66 Allapey to thoppumpady

RAIL:
• Alappuzha is linked by Ernakulam–
Kayamkulam coastal railway line and connects
to cities like Trivandrum, Kollam,
Cochin, Coimbatore, Chennai, Delhi, Bokaro an
d Mumbai.
• The railway station is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
from the heart of the city.
• A total of four trains originate from Alappuzha
to cities
like Kannur, Chennai, Dhanbad and Tatanagar.
• There are a lot of local trains running
throughout the day, which connect Alappuzha to
other towns near by. Since Alappuzha is a prime
destination, trains from important cities
like Delhi, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Bangalore,
Mangalore, Kozhikode and Amritsar pass
through this station.
WATER TRANSPORT:
• Public water transport
organised by Kerala State Transport Agency
for long-distance transport within the back
waters of Kerala (India).
• The presence of a lot of backwaters and
canals in alappuzha and kottayam districts
make a water transport popular means of
transport.
• Alappuzha – changanassery canal
alappuzha-kottayam canal athirampuzha
canal kottayam – vaikom canal nh sh water
body water TRANSPORTATION.

AIR:
• Cochin International Airport, which is 78 kilometres (48 mi) to the North, is the closest airport.
• Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, 159 kilometres (99 mi) to the South, is the other airport that links the
district with other countries.
• International tourists use these airports to reach Alappuzha. The other nearest airports are located
at Kozhikode (236 kilometres (147 mi)) and Coimbatore (254 kilometres (158 mi)).
• A helipad in the town is reserved for government uses.
SERVICES WATER SUPPLY AND
ENVIRONMENT:
• The major source of drinking water is
through piped distribution network of
Kerala Water Authority (KWA) and from
wells.
• About 20% of the tap water samples from
Alappuzha are above desirable limits
prescribed by Bureau of Indian
Standards.
• The contamination of the source water
(due to lack of community hygiene) and
insufficient treatment are the major cause
for the coliform contamination.

COMMUNICATION:
• The area has a good network of
communication with STD/ISD facilities
and mobile phone services.
• A by-pass connection is being developed
on the southern end of the beach road to
NH-47..
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT:
• 60% of waste generated from Houseboat is managed in unscientific way of which 30% of waste
disposal in on to open vacant land and canal water .
• This could pollute the canal if not controlled properly .
• Even though bio tanks are available in 40% of houseboats under primary survey , there exist no
proper method and treatment for waste generated from houseboats.
• Of the primary survey conducted, only 10% of houseboat workers belong to allapey
INSTITUTIONAL:
There are schools, computer institutes and colleges all over the district, with nine training schools, 405 lower primary
schools, 105 high schools and 87 higher secondary schools.The first school in alappuzha, the church missionary
society (CMS) school, was established in 1816. The school was established by the rev. Thomas norton, the first CMS missionary
to india. The school is run by the CSI christ church, alappuzha. The first higher secondary school in alappuzha was the leo
xiiith higher secondary school, which was opened on 1 june 1889 by portuguese bishop john gomes pereira of cochin. The first
polytechnic college in alappuzha was the carmel polytechnic college, established by fr. Gilbert palaekunnel and it's managed by
CMI congregation. Carmel is the academically top-ranked polytechnic in the state still.
Major college institutes:
•College of Engineering, Cherthala
•Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
•Sanatana Dharma College[
•S. D. V. College of Arts and Applied Science
•Sree Narayana College Cherthala - SN College Kanjikkuzhy
•N.S.S. College Cherthala
•Government College, Ambalapuzha
•College of Engineering and Management, Punnapra
•Mar Gregorios College Punnapra
•College of Engineering Chengannur
•College of Applied Sciences, Mavelikkara [69]
•Carmel College of Engineering and Technology Alappuzha[70]
•Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha[71]
•St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha[72]
•St. Michael's college, Cherthala[73]
•T. K. Madhava Memorial College[74]
•St. Aloysius College Edathua[75]
•College of Nursing Vandanam
•Tols School for Career Development, Alappuzha
RELIGIOUS:

1.Major Important Christian Churches in Alappuzha Arthunkal Basilica (St.

Andrews Basilica, Arthunkal )
2.Edathwa Church (St. George /Paul Forane Church, Edatwa )
3.Chambakulam kalloorkadu Basilica (St. Mary's Basilica, Chambakulam )
4.Thumpoly Church (St. Thomas Church, Thumpoly )
5.Poomkavu Church (Our Lady of Assumption Church, Poomkavu )
6.Pulinkunnu /Pulincunno Church ( St. Mary's Forane valiya Church, Pulincunno)
7.Thankey Church ( St. Mary's Forane Church, Thankey )
8.Cherthala Pallipuram Church ( St. Mary's Forane Church, Pallipuram )
9.Cherthala Muttam Church
10.Alappuzha pazhavanghadi Church
11.Alleppey Cathedral Church ( Mount Caramel Cathedral Church, Alappuzha )
12.Kattoor Church
13.Kaithavana Church
14.Purakad Church
15.Aroor - Aroorkutty Church
16.Punnapra - paravoor Church
17.Alappuzha Chakkarakadavu Church
18.Mararikulam _ Pollaithai Church
2.Major Important Muslim Mosques in Alappuzha (Alleppey ).
1.Makidusha Jumah Masjid Alappy
2.Kizhake Masthan Jumah Masjid
3.Padinjaare Jumah Masjid
4.Thekke Jumah Masjid
5.Kadhar Ali Bava Thykaav Dargah arghahD
6.Purakkad Mosque Dargah
7.Zilla Court Jumah Makidusha
RELIGIOUS:

1.Major Important Christian Churches in Alappuzha Arthunkal Basilica (St.

Andrews Basilica, Arthunkal )
2.Edathwa Church (St. George /Paul Forane Church, Edatwa )
3.Chambakulam kalloorkadu Basilica (St. Mary's Basilica, Chambakulam )
4.Thumpoly Church (St. Thomas Church, Thumpoly )
5.Poomkavu Church (Our Lady of Assumption Church, Poomkavu )
6.Pulinkunnu /Pulincunno Church ( St. Mary's Forane valiya Church, Pulincunno)
7.Thankey Church ( St. Mary's Forane Church, Thankey )
8.Cherthala Pallipuram Church ( St. Mary's Forane Church, Pallipuram )
9.Cherthala Muttam Church
10.Alappuzha pazhavanghadi Church
11.Alleppey Cathedral Church ( Mount Caramel Cathedral Church, Alappuzha )
12.Kattoor Church
13.Kaithavana Church
14.Purakad Church
15.Aroor - Aroorkutty Church
16.Punnapra - paravoor Church
17.Alappuzha Chakkarakadavu Church
18.Mararikulam _ Pollaithai Church
2.Major Important Muslim Mosques in Alappuzha (Alleppey ).
1.Makidusha Jumah Masjid Alappy
2.Kizhake Masthan Jumah Masjid
3.Padinjaare Jumah Masjid
4.Thekke Jumah Masjid
5.Kadhar Ali Bava Thykaav Dargah arghahD
6.Purakkad Mosque Dargah
7.Zilla Court Jumah Makidusha
3.Major Important Temples in Alappuzha (Alleppey )
Sree Krishna Swamy Temple, Ambalappuzha
Thakazhi Sree Dharmasastha Temple
Thrikkuratti Mahadeva Temple, Mannar
Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple
Chengannur Mahadeva Temple
Thuravoor Sree Narasimha Moorthy Temple
Sree Subramanya Swami Temple, Harippad
Kandiyoor Mahadeva Temple, Mavelikkara
Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple
The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is a popular sport held in the
Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha
SPORTS
Alappuzha is globally famous for snake boat races, especially the
Nehru Trophy Boat Race held in the Punnamada Lake near
Alappuzha. In 1952, when Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister
of India, visited Kerala, the people of Alleppey decided to give a
special entertainment for their prestigious guest and conducted a
snake boat race. Nehru got so excited by this event and he jumped
into 'Nadubhagam Chundan' (a snake boat), ignoring the security
officials. By this excitement of sailing in a snake boat he donated a
rolling trophy to be awarded to the winner of the race. Other than
this snake boat race cricket, football, basketball and rowing are
among the most popular sports in town. In 2015, the Kerala Cricket
Association inaugurated the KCA Cricket Stadium Alappuzha, which
is an A-class cricket stadium.[77] Another stadium named as EMS
Stadium or municipal stadium is under construction as of 2021.
•These experiences are best for nature & parks in Alappuzha:

•Kerala Private 4-Day Tour with Accommodation

•Cochin to Madurai the Backwater, Tea Estate & Temple Tour
•Cochin to Munnar, Thekkady & Alleppey (6 Days)
•Kerala Tour - 7n8d
•Backwaters of Kerala
•Alleppey Backwaters
•Alappuzha Beach
•Thottappally Beach
•Andhakaranazhi Beach
•Kakkathuruthu Island

Alappuzha is a charming city in Kerala explored by thrill seekers on their vacation to make new memories and spend
quality time with their loved ones. In order to help you with your Alappuzha tour, you can find the list of 5 Alappuzha
Tourist Places. In order to spend vacation time in Alappuzha, one can indulge in many fun outdoor activities such as
you can experience joy in exploring wildlife, you feel the beautiful tranquil beauty of backwaters, beaches, rivers, etc,
You can visit amusement park with your kids, etc. For successful Alappuzha tourism, you can plan to explore famous
alleppey places to visit.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alappuzha
https://instapdf.in/alappuzha-master-plan/
https://www.keralatourism.org/temples/alappuzha
https://www.spinonholidays.com/places/alappuzha/