Mavoor
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Mavoor മാവൂർ |
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Nochikkad Kadavu Bridge, Mavoor
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| Coordinates: 11°15′35″N 75°56′55″E / 11.25972°N 75.94861°ECoordinates: 11°15′35″N 75°56′55″E / 11.25972°N 75.94861°E | |
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 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 29,781 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 673661 |
| Telephone code | 0495 288 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 11 |
| Sex ratio | 1:1 ♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Mavoor is a town situated in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. It is 20 km away from Kozhikode city.
The former name of Mavur was Pulpparambu, or "hayfields" in Malayalam, as grass for thatching houses was stored in this town. (In malayalam 'pul' means grass/hay, 'Parampu' means field).
Mavoor is 20 km east of Kozhikode city, beside the river Chaliyar.
Until the 1960s, Mavoor was like any other village in Kerala. During the 1963s the industrial house of Birla established a factory named 'Gwalior Rayons' (later renamed as Grasim) at Mavoor for producing pulp and fibre in 316 acre's of land. An integrated township with schools, hospital, Police station also came up. The arrival of Gwalior Rayons caused a rapid change in area.
In 1985 Grasim shut down for 3 years. The disruption caused to the local economy was significant. (11 suicides in Mavoor have been attributed to this. In 1988, the Government of Kerala offered more concessions to the management and the factory was re-opened by the management.
The factory faced many protests as it turned out to be a heavily polluting unit. The management avoided the use of any pollution control measures, citing profitability concerns. A large quantity of pollutants produced by Grasim ended up in the Chaliyar river which flows beside the factory. The thick effluents recklessly released by the factory have been identified as poisonous. Besides the water pollution, the factory was also a serious air polluter. The impact of the pollution could be seen in the every aspect of the town. Cases of asthma and other respiratory diseases shot up. There was a marked decline in the fish population. Thousands of dead fishes and other aquatic forms surfaced from Chaliyar river. Environmental organizations started agitations focusing on this aspect of the factory[1]. E N Peethambaran master was a significant figure who worked for restoration of the environmental cleanliness, as well as ensuring justice to the workers of the factory. A series of labour strikes and heightened trade union was also witnessed at the plant. All these factors contributed to the shut down of Gwalior Rayons in 2001. (See also The First Environmental Movement In Kerala.) The closure of factory caused loss of employment around 3000 people.
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