Ayathil

Ayathil
അയത്തില്‍
Ayathil
Neighbourhood

Kollam Bypass at Ayathil
Ayathil
Coordinates: 8°53′32″N 76°37′48″E / 8.892101°N 76.630069°E
Country  India
State Kerala
City Kollam
Government
 • Body Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 691021
Vehicle registration KL-02
Lok Sabha constituency Kollam
Civic agency Kollam Municipal Corporation
Avg. summer temperature 34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 22 °C (72 °F)
Website http://www.kollam.nic.in

Ayathil (Malayalam: അയത്തില്‍) is a neighbourhood in Vadakkevila zone of Kollam city, Kerala, India.[1][2] It is the 36th ward in Kollam Municipal Corporation.[3] It is one of the cashew processing hubs in Kollam city. Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited has a factory there.[4] Kollam Bypass passes through Ayathil.[5]

Importance

Ayathil is a healthcare hub of Kollam city. Ayathil junction connects National Highway 66 with Kollam-Kulathupuzha road and Ayathil-Pallimukku road. There are four multi-speciality hospitals situated in Ayathil-Mevaram stretch of National Highway 66 in Kollam city.[6][7][8][9] Sree Narayana Institute of Technology a college in Kollam city that runs Master of Computer Applications courses.[10] Younus College of Engineering & Technology is another professional college situated close to Ayathil.[11]

Ayathil is one of the major power suppliers of Kollam city. LDF ruled Kerala Government have upgraded 66kV Electrical substation in Ayathil to 110kV for boosting the power supply in Kollam.[12][13] Now it is one among the 116 Electrical substations in Kerala with 110kV power.[14] The Government of Kerala has laid the foundation stone for Rs.30 crore Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) project to supply power to Kollam city. Kollam is the fourth city in Kerala (after Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode) to receive a Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) project for uninterrupted power supply in the city. Underground cables from Kavanad and Ayathil substations feed the Kollam GIS.[15]

Major institutions near Ayathil

References

  1. ↑ "Ayathil – Kerala Tourism". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ayathil – India Post". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Councils – Kollam Municipal Corporation". Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "KSCDC – Factories in Kollam city". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wikipedia – Kollam Bypass". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Meditrina Hospital, Kollam". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Travancore Medicity, Kollam". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "N.S Hospital, Kollam". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ashtamudi Hospital & Trauma Care Centre, Kollam". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "SNIT, Kollam". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "YCET, Kollam". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Upgraded sub-station to give Kollam more power – The Hindu". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "110-kV substation planned for Kollam – The Hindu". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Substations in Kerala – KSEB" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Rs.30-crore GIS for Kollam – The Hindu". Retrieved 9 February 2015.