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{{Infobox monument<br />
| monument_name = Chinnakada Clock Tower<br />
| native_name = Kollam Clock Tower<br />
| image = Chinnakada Clock Tower.jpg<br />
| caption = Clock Tower in [[Chinnakada]], [[Kollam]]<br />
| location = [[Chinnakada]], [[Kollam]]<br />
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| type = [[Memorial]]<br />
| material = [[Brick]] and [[White Portland cement|white cement]]<br />
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| height = <!--- {{convert|120|ft}}---><br />
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| open = 1944<br />
| dedicated_to = K.G. Parameswaran Pillai<br>(former Kollam Municipal Chairman)<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|8.885324|76.591188|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
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'''Chinnakada Clock Tower''' ({{Lang-ml|ചിന്നക്കട ക്ലോക്ക്ടവര്}}) is a landmark in [[Kollam]] City in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. In [[Chinnakada]], the tower lies in the heart of the city, close to [[Kollam Junction Railway Station]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paru.in/history-of-kollam |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-11-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602135640/http://paru.in/history-of-kollam |archive-date=2015-06-02 }} History of Kollam</ref> As the first clock tower in the erstwhile [[Travancore]] state, it has become a non-official emblem of the city and the major landmark of Kollam.<ref>[http://www.webindia123.com/city/kerala/kollam/destinations/touristattractions/kollamtower.htm] Kollam Clock Tower</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The quadrangular clock tower was built in 1944 by the natives as a tribute to Unichakam Veedu K G Parameshwaran Pillai, the former chairman of Kollam Municipality (1932–48). Construction began in 1941 and was completed three years later in brick and [[White Portland cement|white cement]]. The tower has four clocks facing the four directions of the city, which were brought from [[Kolkata]].<ref>[http://www.trawell.in/kerala/kollam] Kollam - Trawell.in</ref><ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kollam-Clock-Tower-59107.htm] India9.com - Kollam City</ref><br />
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==Importance==<br />
[[File:Distant view of Underpass works & Chinnakada Clock Tower.jpg|thumb|right|Underpass works and [[Chinnakada]] Clock Tower]]<br />
Chinnakkada is considered the heart of the Kollam and one of the major junctions in the city where [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highway – NH 66 (earlier NH 47)]] meets [[National Highway 208 (India)|NH 744 (earlier NH 208)]]. Because of the presence of a huge traffic circle, it became one of the busiest junctions in the state. To reduce the traffic congestion in Chinnakada, [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]] is constructing an underpass near the clock tower.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Delay-in-underpass-work-Congress-dharna-today/article16527378.ece | title=Delay in underpass work: Congress dharna today | date=5 August 2009 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=18 May 2018 }}</ref> The complex junction is the meeting point of roads from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Sengottai]], [[Asramam Maidan|Ashramam]], [[Kollam Beach]] and [[Kollam Port]], [[Downtown Kollam]] and the [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand|City Bus Stand]].<br />
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The development of the [[Chinnakada]] area including the clock tower is the most important junction development project by the municipal corporation. The works have been initiated by the shifting of city bus stand to [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand|Andamukkam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article105424.ece?service=print |title=Restore Chinnakkada bus stand |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2014-08-21 }}</ref> The former [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front Government of Kerala]] decided to develop Kollam as an international city using [[Delhi]]'s [[Chandni Chowk]] as a model. The proposed complex was designed as a trade centre for products of the traditional industries in the district.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chandni-chowkmodel-complex-for-kollam-ldf/article839355.ece] Chandni Chowk-model complex for Kollam: LDF</ref><br />
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==Renovation==<br />
Kollam Municipal Corporation has allocated Rs. 2 million to renovate the clock tower. Work on the project has finished.<br />
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/no-demolition-of-clock-tower-kollam-mayor/article6470411.ece |title=No demolition of clock tower: Kollam Mayor |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2014-11-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/When%E2%80%99ll-the-Clocks-Tick-Again/2015/03/06/article2700299.ece |title=When’ll the Clocks Tick Again? |publisher=TNIE |access-date=2015-03-06 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kollam]]<br />
* [[Chinnakada]]<br />
* [[List of clock towers]]<br />
* [[Kollam Port]]<br />
* [[Kollam Junction Railway Station]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{commons category-inline|Chinnakada Clock Tower}}<br />
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[[Category:Clock towers in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kollam]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kollam]]<br />
[[Category:Towers completed in 1944]]<br />
[[Category:1944 establishments in India]]</div>>BrownHairedGirl