Melamuri

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Melamuri (Malayalam: േമലാമൂറി is a commercial centre on the outskirts of Palakkad town. This place is an important centre due to the vegetable market and acts as a gateway to the Big Bazzar for traders and buyers from rural areas of Kongad, Mundur and Parali.

[edit] History

This place has been an important junction for a few centuries. It has been historically significant since it lies on an important location where the road leading from Ponnani to Coimbatore intersects with the road from Kalpathi agraharams to agraharams of Tirunellai and Adithyapuram. The origin of the term 'Melamuri' is quite uncertain.

[edit] Important landmarks

Important landmarks in the area include the Shree Periya Maariamman temple, vegetable market, Karuna Hospital, Melamuri Telephone exchange and Mercy College. Melamuri is also a major stop for buses plying on the Palakkad to Shornur.

[edit] Recent developments

The Ponnani State Highway has been widened. The opening of a by-pass road at Mepparamba to Mercy college a few years ago has eased the traffic at this place. Minibus services has been established from Melamuri to Olavakkod.