City ofKollam orQuilon is known asPrince of Arabian Sea,[citation needed] situated on the banks ofArabian Sea andAshtamudi Lake. A major portion ofKollam Municipal Corporation area is occupied byAshtamudi Lake. It is the most visited backwater and lake of Kerala, with a unique wetland ecosystem, a palm-shaped (also called octopus-shaped) large water body, next only to theVembanad estuary ecosystem of the state.Ashtamudi means 'eight coned'(Ashta = 'eight';mudi = 'coned') in the local language ofMalayalam. This name is indicative of the lake'stopography: a lake with multiple branches. The lake is also called the gateway to the backwaters of Kerala. This lake is extremely famous for House Boat and Backwater Resorts.[1][2][3]
All the islands inKollam are situated inAshtamudi Lake. There are so many islands inAshtamudi Lake.Munroe Island andChavara Thekkumbhagom are the most important among these islands. Islands are the eye-catching factors as well as the beauty ofLake Ashtamudi. Most of these islands are potential tourism spots in thestate. EvenIndian Railways also planning to develop one of the islands inKollam, Pallanthurthi, for a tourism project.[4] There are big as well as small islands which are inhabited and uninhabited by human beings. The important islands inKollam are:[5]
Being one of the coastal cities in India, theCoastal Regulation Zone Act(CRZ) has relevance in the development of Kollam city and nearby islands. As per the third report submitted by the Coastal district committees (CDC), constituted by the government following the directive of theSupreme Court of India, Kollam topped the list with 4,868 violations whereas the total violations identified are 26,259 in the state.[8] In February 2020, 184 islands in Kollam have been brought under the CRZ regime. New construction in these islands would be permitted within areas between High Tide Line (HTL) and 50 meters towards the landward side.[9]
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