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Manjummel is a satellite town of Eloor situated on Periyar river near Kochi, Kerala, India.[1]
Etymology
The name Manjummel came from the Malayalam word Manjumala (Template:Translation). The place used to be uninhabited, and fog covered the hills. The name eventually became Manjummel.[2]
History
Manjummel used to be agriculture based. Cultivated produce was sent to Ernakulam by boat. The locality has since switched to become industrial based. Due to the pollution in the Periyar River,[3][4] the land became barren and many residents abandoned farming.[2]
There are references to Manjummel dating back to the fifteenth century.[2] A ruler of Travancore reportedly built a fort here to defend against Tippu Sultan’s attacks due to the locality's geography of being mostly surrounded by rivers. The fort was built in a place called Kottakunnu.[2]
Landmarks
Two of the iconic landmarks in Manjummel are the century-old Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church and St Joseph's Hospital, which was the first mission hospital in Kerala built in 1887.[2]
Notable people
References
- ↑ Manjummel; the toxic dark place where everybody remains stuck, Tehzeeb, Fouziya. Maktoob media(7 May 2024). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Manjummel: From snowy mist to smog, and now limelight, Jacob, Mahima Anna. The New Indian Express(28 March 2024).
- ↑ Sewage main cause behind colour change in Muttar, says official(6 April 2019). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ↑ Kerala's Eloor, Manjummel badly hit by floods, Harigovind, Abhinaya(9 August 2019).