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	Kanniyakumari
		There are minor ports in the district at Kolachel, Thengaipattinam, Manakudy, Kovalam, Le puram and Marthandam.
		The port at Kolachel is an ancient one, claimed to be the only natural port in the west coast in which ships can come very near the shore.
		Efforts are being made by the Port Advisory Committee for the construction of a shipyard and for the development of a natural harbour in Kolachel.
	gisserver.nic.in /tncoast/kanya.htm (2020 words)

	Keral.com
		It was found that the first 14 km stretch of the AVM Canal between Kolachel and Thengapatnam has been encroached by settlers.
		The canal portion is fully occupied by built-up structures.
		The development of the Kolachel port on international lines would enable the movement of cargo to various places.
	www.keral.com /newsfeatures/Kovalam (692 words)

	The Hindu : Kerala News : `Coastal terrain may have saved southern Kerala'
		One of the major reasons for the variance in intensity is attributed to the geomorphology of the coast.
		Hilly coasts like Thiruvananthapuram were spared the impact while low- lying areas like Kolachel in Tamil Nadu and Vypeen and Thrikkunnapuzha in Kerala bore the brunt of the raging sea.
		While Kolachel was openly exposed to the waves advancing from the South, the orientation of the coast from Muttam to Vizhinjam and the high terrain along this stretch resulted in minimum impact.
	www.hindu.com /2004/12/29/stories/2004122906980400.htm (560 words)

	UNICEF - Tsunami disaster — countries in crisis - Helping children and their families recover from trauma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		As the tidal waves struck last week, many people ran for safety and either fell or were swept into the canal by the surging water.
		Arti, who was admitted to a hospital in Kolachel, hardly speaks since losing her cousin in the tsunamis and she "broods for hours" according to her mother, Helen Mary.
		UNICEF is trying to ensure that these children and their families receive proper treatment for both psychological and physical wounds.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/24615_24731.html (445 words)

	Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The project will be of particular significance to Tuticorin harbour, which has the potential to transform itself into a nodal port.
		The State Government has announced its proposal to develop 13 minor ports, including Ennore, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thondi, Valinokam, Kolachel and Kanyakumari.
		Development of the canal and ports is also expected to provide increased maritime security for Tamil Nadu.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sethusamudram_Shipping_Canal_Project (1126 words)

	The Hindu : Development of Kovalam waterway mooted
		At present, the canal has an average width of 18 metres from Manadakkad up to Kolachel.
		There is no canal at present from Poovar to Kovalam.
		Once the port is functional, it would become a major international transhipment centre.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/2002/06/07/stories/2002060704970300.htm (746 words)

	Letter* from Salvatorians in Ind (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Shaji is the (Salvatorian) parish priest in Mampally parish in Trivandrum....accompanied us and guided us to reach the most affected area in Kolachel.
		The scene at Pillaithope in Kolachel is still heart breaking: from fragile huts to sturdy buildings, everything that came in the path of the Tiger Waves was either uprooted or brought down.
		We also paid homage to the 65 victims of Tsunami who were buried in a mass grave at Pillaithope.
	www.sdssisters.org /Tsunami.letterIndia.htm (214 words)

	History, History of Kerala, Business services, services, business directory, products, Kerala search, Kerala Portals, ...
		But these could not save the Dutch from defeat in 1741 at the hands of a resurgent king of Thiruvithanmkur, Marthanda Varma in the battle of Kolachel.
		His defeat of the Dutch at Kolachel in 1741 is the high point of the reign of one of the most
		It was after him that the British were trying to extend their influence in South India and they came across Tipu, the Sultan of Mysore.
	www.kerals.com /kerala/euro.htm (1789 words)

	Facts You Never Knew about India
		Although the Dutch forcefully controlled their trade with Kerala (getting large quantities of pepper, cinnamon, etc. cheap and selling it expensively in Europe), the cost of warring with the Samuthiri and also competing with the rising French and British powers in India made things difficult.
		In 1741, the Dutch suffered a crushing defeat in a naval battle at Kolachel with the powerful king Marthanda Varma of Thiruvithamkode.
		This is said to be the first defeat of a European naval power at the hands of an Asian nation, although many history books wrongly give this credit to the 1905 victory of Admiral Tojo of Japan against Czar Nicholas II's Russian navy.
	www.stanford.edu /~ctj/keralfor.html (2820 words)

	tsunami images: india - Food for the Hungry
		The following images are from Food for the Hungry’s photographer Rodney Rascona, who has been on-ground for over two weeks documenting the devastation that resulted from the tsunami.
		These images are from the Indian communities of Cuddalore, Nagappattinam and Kolachel and portray a sense of the overwhelming reality the survivors face: heartache, pain, despair, confusion.
		But Food for the Hungry is here, in the hardest-hit places, and will stay, working alongside the most vulnerable to bring immediate relief and long-term hope.
	www.fh.org /indiaphotos (108 words)

	Of Winners, Wave Rats and Whinos
		The task of removing and disposing of decomposing dead bodies from such disasters is crucial to starting relief efforts and saving the living – and is hugely under-appreciated.
		Women in Bangalore, the city that ships software and engineers all over the world, hand-rolled, cooked and packaged 25,000 chappathis per day into ready-to-eat meals “(three in a pack along with sachets of sugar and pickle”), and putting them on the 7pm express bus across to the east coast.
		Dr A Thanammai of Kolachel’s hospital went into action at 10:45 on Sunday – and at last check had been going 4 days with 3 hours of sleep each.
	www.indiacause.com /columns/OL_050117.htm (3159 words)

	Archive :: Feature Stories :: Emergencies :: What We Do :: U.S. Fund for UNICEF - UNICEF USA
		KANYAKUMARI/CHENNAI, INDIA — At the relief camp in the village of Kolachel, Pradin appears happy as he plays with his sister Brinda.
		As the waves struck last week, many people ran for safety and either fell or were swept into the canal by the surging water.
		Arti, who was admitted to a hospital in Kolachel, hardly speaks since losing her cousin in the tsunamis and "broods for hours," according to her mother, Helen Mary.
	www.unicefusa.org /site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=67969&ct=335431 (509 words)

	India UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Anil to visit Tsunami affected area in Kolachel at Tamil Nadu.
		He accompanied us and guided us to reach the most affected area in Kolachel.
		We also paid homage to the 65 victims of Tsunami who were buried ina mass grave at Pillaithope.
	www.salvatorianilaici.it /india_uk.html (449 words)

	Knowledge Tourism of Neglected Traditional dimesnions of Kanyakumari district: Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		And ask the friendly fishermen there to take you to victory pillar (ask for old customs office that is how they know it) and see the victory pillar (Jaya Sthamba).
		In the Battle of Kolachel the Travancore forces won a decisive battle against the Dutch navy.
		The battle was fought and won on 1741 June 10.
	www.ruinsofkumari.com /tours.html (1977 words)

	Debt component of Nanguneri SEZ Phase I -- Promoter keen on funding from Indian FIs
		He said that after the placement of inground facilities within 24 months ``we will be co-developing the infrastructure''.
		Asked why Tamil Nadu's backward area like Nanguneri was chosen for establishing the first hi-tech industrial park in the SEZ, Mr Loucks said that the area's clean environment, both water and air, and locational advantage in terms of access to both airport (Tuticorin) and sea-ports (Tuticorin and Kolachel) were the clinching factors.
		To a query about how confident he was in seeing the initial phase completed as per schedule, Mr Loucks said that ``if we are not sure we will not spend our time and three years' energy besides money here''.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2001/02/16/stories/011620b1.htm (664 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The worst affected area has been Kolachel, which itself lost 407 lives.
		L.K. Advani visited the Kolachel relief camp, which is in a local college compound.
		Some sort of insurance scheme should be planned.
	www.bjp.org /Press/dec_2804a.htm (154 words)

	Back to the Sea...Hallelujah!
		My joy knew no bounds as I sat in the boat with the fishermen and went out to sea on that afternoon exactly seven weeks after the Tsunami
		There was great jubilation and excitement among the group of people who were gathered there on the beach in Kolachel in southern India.
		It was an incredible moment as we prayed over and dedicated the first two boats that IGL helped launch.
	www.imakenews.com /igl/index000072664.cfm?x=b11,0,w (875 words)

	INDIAN CATHOLIC
		Marthanda Varma ascended the Venad throne in 1729.
		He built a substantial standing army of 50,000, reduced the power of the Nayar aristocracy on which rulers of the area had earlier been dependant militarily and crushed Dutch expansionist designs at the Battle of Kolachel.
		He expanded the new southern state of Travancore and fortified the northern limits of his kingdom at the ‘Travancore Line’.
	www.indiacatholic.com /newsletter/september99/september99.html (4468 words)

	tribuneindia...Business
		CHANDIGARH, Dec 16 — Protesting against the Lottery Ban Bill to be presented in Parliament Northern India Lottery Association, Ludhiana, President Om Parkash Chugh submitted a memorandum to Parkash Singh Badal urging him to protest against the Bill.
		CHANDIGARH, Dec 16 — The Malaysian Government has signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu Government for construction of a port in Kolachel, Tamil Nadu, said Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, Minister for Public Works, Government of Malaysia.
		The new port would be a 3 billion Malaysian ringgit project, and the Malaysian Government had commissioned 4 million Malaysian ringgit for the initial study which would be completed in 5 months.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99dec17/biz.htm (2593 words)

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		Sh Advani then landed at Pondicherry and traveled to a village at Kalapet and then would be returning for night halt at Chennai.
		Tomorrow (28/12/4) morning, Sh LK Advani will travel to Thiruvananthapuram and from there by helicopter go to Nagercoil and Kolachel.
		Will also be going to Kolam and visit two areas namely Karunagapalli and Kayankulam.
	www.bjp.org /Press/dec_2704.htm (245 words)

	Malaysia keen on investing in JNPT
		As and when, the Government decides to develop additional berths in JNPT, the offer of Malaysia would be considered, he said.
		Malaysia has already signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu Government for the development of the minor port at Kolachel.
		It is also in talks with the Visakhapatnam Port Trust to develop a container terminal at the port which will act as a feeder to other hub ports in the region.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /businessline/2001/03/13/stories/091359rb.htm (265 words)

	Kanyakumari Trip
		Sucheendram temple (which was unfortunately under a cover due to renovation work), where the famous Hanuman statue and the 'Sthanumalayan' is placed is located 13kms off Kanyakumari towards Nagercoil.
		Udayagiri fort, with DeLennoy's tomb (refer the school history texts for Battle of Kolachel, if u cant remember whom), but now a bio diversity park with some deers, peecocks, love birds and some rare species of animals and birds, is to the right of Thakkalay.
		The bike was having some engine trouble by then and I had to worry about going back.
	usandeep.tripod.com /trips/kanyakumari.html (1215 words)

	:: batu-saarc//recentevents :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Zaman along with brother Jef VAN HECKEN, Project Officer, WSM, Brussels visited the Tsunami affected areas of India and Sri Lanka again from 1st may to 8th May 05 in connection with finalization of the Tsunami rehabilitation programmes of the partners and to recruitment of one Coordinator for the programmes in Sri Lanka.
		The team visited the South of Tamil Nadu of India (including Nagai Patnam, Karaikal, Kodikkarai, Valengani, Kannyakumari, Meleadureai Village, Kollilpadu, Kolachel (near Kerala border), Nagerkoil from 1st to 5th May and in Sri Lanka Berualee and Payagala on 7th may.
		It was found that most of the people have overcome from the initial shock and trauma and the phase of immediate relief programme was over.
	www.batu-saarc.org /recentevents.htm (4303 words)

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		Similar concerns about the responsible use of aid were repeated in
		At the offices of the Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, Kennedy Dhanabalan, manager for technical services, reported that EFICOR had built 526 temporary shelters in Kolachel, located at the southern most tip of
		He said that evangelicals were doing relief work with Catholics at St. Mary’s school and starting to provide rehabilitation aid through projects that helped people regain their livelihoods.
	www.ethicsdaily.com /article_detail.cfm?AID=5424 (675 words)

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		The primary wave would sweep over the Maldive Islands, rise high above the shallow Laccadive Sea and then smash into the southern tip of India and the neighboring Island of Sri Lanka.
		In India, endangered seaside communities might include Mattancheri, Vaikam, Kottayam, Alleppey, Haripad, Kayankulam, Kilikollu, Kundara, Quilon, Attingal, Ambasamudram, Trivandrum, Kolachel and Kanniyakumari.
		On Sri Lanka, cities in the danger zone might include Colombo, the national capital, and Negombo, Chilaw, Dehiwala, Moratuwa, Galle, Panadura, Kalutara, Ambalangoda, Matara and Weligama.
	www.anomalies.net /archive/ftp_archives/ufo_round_up/v03/rnd03_33.txt (2584 words)

	Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits tsunami-affected areas, Travel Times, India News Times, Tourism, Tourist, Hotel, ...
		Contact Us PM shares sorrows of tsunami victims
		of Kolachel in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu on Dec 30.
		Mudukulam (Kerala): A emotional but stoic Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today attempted to provide solace here to survivors and family members of those killed in the tsunami.
	www.indiatraveltimes.com /frontpix/fp2004/fpdec04/pm_kolachel.html (406 words)

	Southern Asia: Asian Tsunami Update
		Photo of a family receiving relief kits courtesy of LWSI-UEL CI/ACT International.
		In Kolachel (part of the state of Kerala) Dr. Chunakara witnessed the Churches Auxiliary for Social Action’s (CASA) distribution of relief kits to a clearly distressed population.
		A total of 7,500 kits had been distributed in three affected Districts in Kerala.
	www.globalministries.org /sasia/sa021405.htm (1269 words)

	NewsChannel 5 Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		We sat on the rocks watching a beautiful sunset at the location where three oceans become one underneath an orange sky.
		This morning we loaded all of the supplies in a bus and came to Kolachel, where a relief camp is set up at St. Mary's school.
		The doctors quickly set up tables around the camp.
	www.newschannel5.com /special/Tsunami (1883 words)

	Kerala Monitor News
		Grossman in order to coordinate relief and rescue efforts and welcomed by the others.
		The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the Tsunami affected areas at Kolachel, in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu on December 30, 2004.
		The main purpose of the coordination effort is to avoid duplication of efforts, identify gaps in the relief process and find ways and means to address these deficiencies.
	www.keralamonitor.com /ts2.htm (8472 words)

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