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	'''Mundakkal''', also spelled '''Mundackal''', is an important residential area and industrial hub situated in the [[Kollam\|city of Kollam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>[https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Mundakkal,+Kollam,+Kerala/@8.8709944,76.6070223,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3b05fc9027528b27:0x736056bbe8a41182] Map of Mundakkal, Kollam</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/08/stories/2005100804470300.htm] Mayor's growth agenda gets wide acceptance</ref> The place is considered as the capital of India's cashew processing activities. [[Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited\|Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited(KSCDC)]] and [[Cashew Export Promotion Council of India\|Cashew Export Promotion Council of India(CEPCI)]] are headquartered at Mundakkal in [[Kollam]] city. It is an important tourist place in the city and a part of [[Downtown Kollam]] which gained in significance because of the presence of a flourishing [[Mundakkal Beach\|beach]]. During 'Karkidaka Vavubali', thousands of devotees arrive on the beach to perform the Vavubali Tharpanam. Vavubali is an important ritual observed by Hindus in Kerala in the month of Karkidakam. The ritual involves people offering Bali to the departed souls. The ritual is performed by men, women, and children.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thousands-offer-karkkidaka-vavu-bali/article4998212.ece] Thousands offer Karkkidaka Vavu Bali</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/hundreds-offer-karkkidaka-vavu-bali/article562166.ece] Hundreds offer ‘Karkkidaka vavu bali'</ref>		'''Mundakkal''', also spelled '''Mundackal''', is an important residential area and industrial hub situated in the [[Kollam\|city of Kollam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>[https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Mundakkal,+Kollam,+Kerala/@8.8709944,76.6070223,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3b05fc9027528b27:0x736056bbe8a41182] Map of Mundakkal, Kollam</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20140829123930/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/08/stories/2005100804470300.htm] Mayor's growth agenda gets wide acceptance</ref> The place is considered as the capital of India's cashew processing activities. [[Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited\|Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited(KSCDC)]] and [[Cashew Export Promotion Council of India\|Cashew Export Promotion Council of India(CEPCI)]] are headquartered at Mundakkal in [[Kollam]] city. It is an important tourist place in the city and a part of [[Downtown Kollam]] which gained in significance because of the presence of a flourishing [[Mundakkal Beach\|beach]]. During 'Karkidaka Vavubali', thousands of devotees arrive on the beach to perform the Vavubali Tharpanam. Vavubali is an important ritual observed by Hindus in Kerala in the month of Karkidakam. The ritual involves people offering Bali to the departed souls. The ritual is performed by men, women, and children.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thousands-offer-karkkidaka-vavu-bali/article4998212.ece] Thousands offer Karkkidaka Vavu Bali</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/hundreds-offer-karkkidaka-vavu-bali/article562166.ece] Hundreds offer ‘Karkkidaka vavu bali'</ref>

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'''Mundakkal''', also spelled '''Mundackal''', is an important residential area and industrial hub situated in the [[Kollam|city of Kollam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>[https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Mundakkal,+Kollam,+Kerala/@8.8709944,76.6070223,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x3b05fc9027528b27:0x736056bbe8a41182] Map of Mundakkal, Kollam</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/08/stories/2005100804470300.htm] Mayor's growth agenda gets wide acceptance</ref> The place is considered as the capital of India's cashew processing activities. [[Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited|Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited(KSCDC)]] and [[Cashew Export Promotion Council of India|Cashew Export Promotion Council of India(CEPCI)]] are headquartered at Mundakkal in [[Kollam]] city. It is an important tourist place in the city and a part of [[Downtown Kollam]] which gained in significance because of the presence of a flourishing [[Mundakkal Beach|beach]]. During 'Karkidaka Vavubali', thousands of devotees arrive on the beach to perform the Vavubali Tharpanam. Vavubali is an important ritual observed by Hindus in Kerala in the month of Karkidakam. The ritual involves people offering Bali to the departed souls. The ritual is performed by men, women, and children.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thousands-offer-karkkidaka-vavu-bali/article4998212.ece] Thousands offer Karkkidaka Vavu Bali</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/hundreds-offer-karkkidaka-vavu-bali/article562166.ece] Hundreds offer ‘Karkkidaka vavu bali'</ref>

== Location ==
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]] - 3.3 km
* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand]] - 3.7 km
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]] - 5 km
* [[Kollam Port]] - 4.9 km
* [[Chinnakada]] - 4.2 km<ref>[https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Mundakkal,+Kollam,+Kerala/Chinnakada,+Salem+-+Kochi+-+Kanyakumari+Hwy,+Chinnakada,+Kollam,+KL+691001/@8.8758786,76.5911219,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x3b05fc9027528b27:0x736056bbe8a41182!2m2!1d76.6094997!2d8.8659834!1m5!1m1!1s0x3b05fc598896bac9:0x8f81157571ded1e9!2m2!1d76.589593!2d8.887535!3e0] Chinnadaka to Mundakkal</ref>
* [[Thangassery]] - 5.5 km
* [[Paravur railway station]] - 19.5 km

== Importance of Mundakkal ==
Mundakkal is a very important place for [[Kollam]] city as so many important institutions and tourism centres in the city are situated in and around Mundakkal. [[Mundakkal Beach]], [[Cashew Export Promotion Council of India|Cashew Export Promotion Council of India(CEPC)]], [[Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited|Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Ltd.(KSCDC)]], [[Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation Limited|SIDCO]] Industrial Estate & raw material depot. etc. are situated at Mundakkal.<ref>[http://kollam.nic.in/kolla.html] Mobile Numbers of Revenue Officers in Kollam Taluk</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cashewcorporation.com/contactus.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020181844/http://www.cashewcorporation.com/contactus.php |archive-date=2014-10-20 }} Contact us - The Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited</ref>

=== Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited ===
{{Main|Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited}}
The [[Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited|Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited(KSCDC)]] is a model employer in the field of cashew industry mainly to protect the interest of workers and to provide maximum employment to its workers and to give statutory benefits like minimum wages, bonus, etc. prevailing in the cashew industry. It is headquartered in [[Kollam]] city - The Cashew Capital of the World.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cashewindia.org/php/searchResults_full.php?txtcompany=The%20Kerala%20State%20Cashew%20Development%20Corporation%20Lt |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020002604/http://www.cashewindia.org/php/searchResults_full.php?txtcompany=The%20Kerala%20State%20Cashew%20Development%20Corporation%20Lt |archive-date=2014-10-20 }} Kollam Cashew Organizations - KSCDC, CEPCI</ref> The head office is situated at Cashew House, Mundakkal in [[Kollam]] City, [[Kerala]]. KSCDC was incorporated in July 1969 and started Commercial activities in the year 1971 as a company fully owned by the [[Government of Kerala]].<ref>[http://www.cashewcorporation.com/] KSCDC, Kollam</ref> Corporation has now more than a turn over of Rs. 250 crores.

=== Cashew Export Promotion Council of India ===
{{Main|Cashew Export Promotion Council of India}}
[[Cashew Export Promotion Council of India|Cashew Export Promotion Council of India(CEPC)]] was established by the [[Government of India]] in the year 1955, with the active cooperation of the cashew industry with the object of promoting exports of cashew kernels and cashew nut shell liquid from [[India]].<ref>[http://www.cashewindia.org/] CEPCI - Kollam</ref> It is headquartered in Mundakkal, [[Kollam]] in the state of [[Kerala]] - Cashew Capital of the World.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kollamcity.in/cepc |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014070603/http://kollamcity.in/cepc |archive-date=2014-10-14 }} CEPCI</ref><ref>[http://www.cashewindia.org/] CEPCI - BS</ref> The Council serves as an intermediary between importers of Cashew Kernels and exporters who are members of the council. The council is also supposed to deals with any disputes on exports/imports arising on account of quality standards, breach of contractual obligations, etc. It undertakes numerous activities, such as organizing global buyer-seller meets, organizing studies on the nutritional aspects of cashew and providing support to cashew processors and exporters for improving infrastructure.<ref>[http://www.ibef.org/exports/cashew-industry-india.aspx] Cashew Industry In India</ref>

=== Mundakkal Beach ===
{{main|Mundakkal Beach}}
[[Mundakkal Beach]] is an important beach in Kollam city located about {{convert|3|km}} from [[Chinnakada]], the city centre. The beach is one of the 25 potential beaches for tourism development in [[Kerala]].<ref>[http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/4882/12/12_chapter%206.pdf] Coastal Tourism in Kerala-An Analysis</ref> Other major beaches in the district include [[Thekkumbhagam|Paravur Thekkumbhagam]], [[Pozhikara]], [[Kollam Beach]] and [[Thirumullavaram]], which are all close by.

=== Mundakkal Industrial Estate ===
[[Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation Limited|Kerala SIDCO]] is running an Industrial estate in Mundakkal. Pieces of land, with power and water supply and other infrastructure, have been divided into individual sites. The sites make up industrial estates, part of the government's initiative to develop the small and medium enterprise sector and address the issue of unemployment

=== Urban primary health centre ===

An experimental venture is done by National Urban Health mission in mid 2014. But it's a great help for the civilians and the peoples in nearby poor homes in Mundakkal. This health centre located just near Thumpara temple.

== See also ==
* [[Kollam]]
* [[Mundakkal Beach]]
* [[Kollam Beach]]
* [[Chinnakada]]
* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand]]
* [[Kadappakada]]
* [[Asramam Maidan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Kollam |state=expanded}}
{{Cashew business in Kollam}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kollam]]
[[Category:Cashew processing hubs in Kollam]]

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