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It is where the famed network of waterways begins. The Ashtamudi Lake , known as the gateway to the backwaters, covers about 30 per cent of Kollam. From here, a 130 km long system of international canals and lakes snakes up all the way to the north.
Kollam is also regarded as the hub of cashew processing and the centre of the fisheries industry in Kerala. Moreover, over 2,000 factories and industrial units churning out products as diverse as coir, chemicals, ceramics, minerals and seafood make it the most industrialized district of the State.
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It is where the famed network of waterways begins. The Ashtamudi Lake , known as the gateway to the backwaters, covers about 30 per cent of Kollam. |
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Its criss-crossing canals and the busy waterways inevitably evokecomparisons with Venice. A prosperous trading town of yester years, which exported coir products to different parts of the world.
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Set against the backdrop of rich green paddy fields and still grey waters, Kumarakom was, for years, just another sleepy town, resplendent in scenic beauty.
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