Chavara | |
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 Govt. HSS, Chavara | |
  Chavara Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates:8°59′43″N76°31′58″E / 8.9952900°N 76.532880°E /8.9952900; 76.532880 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Language | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 691583 |
| Telephone code | 476 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-23 |
| Nearest city | Kollam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
Chavara is a village inKarunagappally taluk,Kollam district,Kerala, India. It is a part ofKollam Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Chavara is situated on the shores of theArabian Sea and the major freshwater lake inKerala,Ashtamudi, which flows through it. Chavara has many lakes and lagoons includingSasthamkota Lake. Popular tourist destinations are Kattil Mekkathil Devi Temple,St Andrew's Church, Kovilthottam,Kottankulangara Devi Temple,Kovilthottam Lighthouse as well as the area aroundAshtamudi lake.[2]
Some important areas around Ashtamudi lake in Chavara are Kurishumoodu, the Old Portuguese cross,Karattal kadavu,TS canal, Idathuruthu and fisherman colony,Koyivila boat jetty, Arinallor Kadavu and Cherikadavu backwater.
The village has a high supply ofrare-earth elements in its sand, mainlytitanium on its beaches. The major industries in the public sector at Chavara that deal with the mining and processing of rare-earth metals areKerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) andIndian Rare Earths Limited (IRE).
For the processing oftitanium, India's firstTitanium Sponge Plant (TSP) was developed byKMML in association withDMRL underDRDO and the project was funded byVSSC underISRO. The plant was inaugurated in 2011 by the then Defense Minister of India,AK Antony.
Kerala Premo Pipes a govt company (under KWA) in Chavara has been lying closed for the past 18 years. The Premo pipe factory started production in 1961 and closed in 1997 following adverse market conditions. Though an MOU was signed between KWA and HLL in 2011 for starting PVC pipes, it is yet to be materialized.[3]
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