Mavoor
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Mavoor is the largest village of Kozhikode district
in Kerala
, India
. It is 20 km away from Calicut city.
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 since it was a significant contributor of pollutants to the area.. 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. Environmental organizations started agitations focusing on this aspect 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 2002. (See also The First Environmental Movement In Kerala.) The closure of factory caused loss of employment around 3000 people.
Control of the land is still vested with the Birla management. There is talk of a branch of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science(BITS) in Mavoor.
, which sets in the first week of June and extends up to September.
In June,July season most of the places suffer threat of floods.
, Mavoor had a population of 27,843. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mavoor has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Mavoor, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Kozhikode district
Kozhikode District , formerly Calicut, is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised...
in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is 20 km away from Calicut city.
Etymology
The former name of Mavoor was Pulparambu, or "hayfields" in Malayalam, as grass for thatching houses was stored in this town. (In malayalam 'pul' means grass/hay, 'parampu' means field).Grasim
Until the 1960s, Mavoor was like any other village in Kerala. During the 1960s the industrial house of Birla established a factory named 'Gwalior Rayons' (later renamed as Grasim) at Mavoor for producing pulp and fibre. 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 since it was a significant contributor of pollutants to the area.. 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. Environmental organizations started agitations focusing on this aspect 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 2002. (See also The First Environmental Movement In Kerala.) The closure of factory caused loss of employment around 3000 people.
Control of the land is still vested with the Birla management. There is talk of a branch of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science(BITS) in Mavoor.
Culture
Many Temples, Mosques and Churches are situated in the nearby places. There have not been any communal problems reported from Mavoor until now. Mavoor Juma masjid, Valiya juma masjid, Kalchira Sree Narasimha moorthi kshethram, Christ the King Church, Little flower church etc. are the major religious centers in Mavoor. Arts and sports clubs drive the cultural aspirations of people. The Mavoor Public Library is on the ground floor of the Grama Panchayath Office.Climate
The district has a generally humid climate with a very hot season extending from March to May. The most important rainy season is during the South West MonsoonMonsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
, which sets in the first week of June and extends up to September.
In June,July season most of the places suffer threat of floods.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Mavoor had a population of 27,843. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mavoor has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Mavoor, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Places of interest
Chaliyar Jalak:A water boating park for boating through the river Chaliyar www.chaliyar.inEducational institutions
Some of the educational institutes are Mavoor GMUP school, GHSS Mavoor, Mahlara Public school, Crescent English school, St.Mary's English Medium school, Aduvad AUP school, GUP school, Arayancode ALP school, ALP School Kanniparamba.External links
- Website for mavoor with photos: www.mavoor.net
- Documentary on Mavoor chaliyar pollution: Final Struggle/Documentary by P.Baburaj & C.Saratchandran