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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kadappakada<br />
| other_name = Kadappakkada<br />
| nickname =<br />
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
| image_skyline = Kadappakada Junction.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Kadappakkada Junction, [[Kollam]]<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kollam, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8.892283|N|76.603591|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| governing_body = [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC)]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 691008<br />
| registration_plate = KL-02<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kollam]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Civic agency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]]<br />
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| website = http://www.kollam.nic.in<br />
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'''Kadappakada''' or '''Kadappakkada''' is a neighbourhood and important junction in the [[Kollam|city of Kollam]], in the [[Kerala|state of Kerala]], [[India]]. [[National Highway 208 (India)|NH 744 (Earlier NH 208)]], that connects [[Kollam]] with [[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Tirumangalam]] meets the [[Asramam Link Road]] at Kadappakada junction. Usually the authorities divert the traffic in National Highways through the Link road, if required.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Its-traffic-nightmare-in-Kollam-as-underpass-work-resumes/articleshow/35133911.cms] It's traffic nightmare in Kollam as underpass work resumes</ref> <br />
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== Proposals for facilities improvement ==<br />
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* As it is a major part of the city, the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) has conducted a feasibility study on constructing a flyover or underpass at the Kadappakada junction in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/natpac-to-hold-feasibility-study/article3597005.ece |title=Natpac to hold feasibility study |location=Kollam |publisher=The Hindu |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref> <br />
* The Government of Kerala conducted an investment conference, ''Partner Kerala'' in [[Kochi]] in February 2014 where the Kollam Development Authority (KDA) submitted a proposal for Kadappakada junction improvement.<ref>[http://www.partnerkerala.com/projects/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106183124/http://www.partnerkerala.com/projects/|date=6 November 2018}} Partner Kerala Meet</ref><br />
* As part of [[Government of India|central government]]'s "Urban 2020 project", approval has been given for the construction of a {{convert|14|m}} wide two-lane flyover at a cost of Rs. 100 crore at Kadappakada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/approval-for-kadappakada-flyover/article6927565.ece |title=Approval for Kadappakada flyover - The Hindu |access-date=24 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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== Public/Private institutions near Kadappakada ==<br />
* [[State Bank of Travancore|SBT]] Zonal Office<br />
* Hotel Sea Pearl<br />
* Nandilath G-mart, Kollam<br />
* [[Muthoot Pappachan Group|Muthoot]] Mini Theatres DHANYA & REMYA<br />
* Sankar's Institute of Medical Science(SIMS)<br />
* Malayala Manorama <br />
* Sports Club<br />
* Janayugom Press<br />
* The Central Park Hotel<br />
* Nair's Hospital<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery class="center"><br />
File:Volkswagen Service Centre, Kollam.jpg|Volkswagen Service Centre near Kadappakada<br />
File:British Residency in Kollam.jpg|An old snap of [[British Residency]] in [[Kollam]]<br />
File:View of Asramam Maidan, Kollam.jpg|[[Asramam Maidan]] near Kadappakada<br />
File:British Residency in Asramam, Kollam.jpg|[[British Residency]]<br />
File:Kadappakada Junction, Kollam.jpg|Kadappakada Junction<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Kollam]]<br />
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]]<br />
* [[Kollam district]]<br />
* [[Kollam Port]]<br />
* [[Kollam Beach]]<br />
* [[Kollam pooram|Kollam Pooram]]<br />
* [[Chinnakada]]<br />
* [[Asramam Maidan]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kollam]]<br />
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