Elamkulam, Kochi
| Elamkulam എളംകുളം | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Elamkulam | |
| Coordinates: 9°58′0″N 76°18′0″E / 9.96667°N 76.30000°ECoordinates: 9°58′0″N 76°18′0″E / 9.96667°N 76.30000°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 682020 |
| Telephone code | 0484 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-07 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | ERNAKULAM |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Elamkulam is a region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. The buildings and offices in Kadavanthra expanded to the spaces of this place which is next bus stop after Kadavanthra towards Vyttila direction. Elamkulam can boast of many churches small and large, the biggest of which is the Little Flower Church[1] by the Sahodaran Ayyapan Road (S.A Road).T The road to the north from the Elamkulam bus stop leads to Sewage Treatment Plant. The road is hence named S.T.P road and it is also known as the Fatima Church road. This road is often ill maintained because some part of it is maintained by The sewage treatment plant, and some part by the corporation. During election for ward members although they mention the tattered road nothing much can be done by the powers of ward members.
The S.T.P road leads to Chettichira junction in Subhash Chandra Bose road.It was the old way to get to Kadavanthra before the Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road came to existence and its full functionality. The Elamkulam junction also houses the Navy quarters and leads to the backwaters of Chilavanoor were many flats are on the rise due to aesthetics of the place. Elamkulam comes under the Kadavanthra P.O . The Elamkulam Village office is located opposite to the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium[2] known previously as Regional Sports Centre,Kochi at Kadavanthra.The Elamkulam village office were the land taxes and residential issues and taxes are collected is one of the three Village offices in the Cochin Corporation. The Other village offices are at Kochi and Ernakulam. Elamkulam region expands from the bridge over the erstwhile Thripunithura lagoon, which is at present just a canal, to the Elamkulam junction. The "Dream" Five star hotel is in this region[3]
Many residential colonies under the Elamkulam region include
- Kumaranasan nagar
- Nethaji Nagar
- Jawahar Nagar
- Bose Nagar
- Gandhinagar
The residential colonies include residences of famous people and celebrities like actor Mammootty, P.C Thomas Former Thodupuzha M.L.A., Mr. P.C Cyriac Retd IAS and Mr. Alphonse Kannanthanam Retd IAS.
Mr. Alphonse Kannanthanam Retd IAS. He was one of the toppers of the IAS examinations in 1979. Once in the IAS, he decided that he was going to be a civil servant with a back bone. For 27 years, he lived with his back bone intact. Every job he held, he has made a remarkable difference.Proved Leader as Commissioner Delhi Development Authority (DDA)Joined Politics and he quit he IAS in 2006, and was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly, from Kanjirappally in Kottayam District, Kerala. Member of legislative Assembly(MLA) and Former District Collector Kottayam.
Mr. P C Cyriac Retd IAS, Former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary. He serves as the Chairman of Cochin Stock Exchange Ltd., Chairman of The Federal Bank served as Director since 2004 and former Chairman The Rubber Board,Government of India. Mr.P.C.Cyriac is Chief Editor and Director of Kochivaartha Private Ltd.
Mr. P(Pullattel) C(Chacko) Cyriac, IAS (Retd.) served as the Managing Director and CEO of Jeevan Telecasting Corporation, from 2001 to 2003. Mr. P.C.Cyriac held several key posts in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala government with nearly 38 years service as an IAS Officer. He served as Principal Commissioner of Commercial Taxes and Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Tamil Nadu. He served as a Director of Geojit Comtrade Ltd. until August 4, 2007. He served as a Non-executive Director of Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited from July 30, 2003 to August 4, 2007. Mr. Cyriac holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from http://www.cet.ac.in College of Engineering, Trivandrum, University of Kerala.
Elamkulam has Hindu temples such as
- The Elamkulam Bhagavathy Temple in Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road aka Kavalakkal Devi Temple
- Narasimhamurty Temple
Elamkulam has Christian Churches such as
- Little Flower Church Elamkulam in Sahodaran Ayyappan Road
- Fatima Matha (Mary Fathima) Church at Elamkulam Jn.
With the increased number of residence areas with multi-storey buildings and flats many retail stores such as Reliance and more are in close vicinity.
Eateries include
- "Korean Spicy Chicken Corner" in Subhash Chandra Bose Road
- "Match Point" restaurant
- "Korter" the ice cream shop at Chettichirra Junction Subhash Chandra Bose Road
- "Bread world" in Jawahar Nagar Subhash Chandra Bose Road
- "Bake my day" Subhash Chandra Bose Road
Facilities at the junction
- 24 hour Medical Lab (Dianova Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.)
- Petrol Pump HPCL
- Airtel Showroom
- Medical Shop
- Elamkulam Building houses a barbers shop, flour mill, electrician's repair shop.
- SBI ATM
- The Federal Bank ATM
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