Cutchery or Taluk Cutchery or Taluk Kacheri is a neighbourhood of the city of

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. It is the 49th ward in

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. The place got the name ''Cutchery'' from a similar word in which means office/court. Kollam Taluk office is situated at Cutchery.

Importance

The place Cutchery got this name because of the presence of Kollam Taluk office situated at this place. A multi-level new Taluk office complex is under construction here. Cutchery is under the Central Zone-II of Kollam city corporation. The headquarters of Kollam Taluk is situated at Cutchery. Historic Iron Bridge in

city is situated at Cutchery. Cutchery junction is an important road junction connecting the present National Highway-66 with

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road and

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. Kollam District Hospital, Kollam KSRTC Bus Station and garage are very close to Cutchery. ''Our Lady of Velankanni Shrine'' is situated at Cutcehry. A good number of residential apartments and hotels are there in Cutchery. Famous Mahatma

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is situated at Cutchery in

city.

Cutchery: An emerging transport hub of Kollam

Cutchery junction (Taluk office junction/Taluk Kacheri junction) is an emerging transport hub of

city as the place is the meeting point of

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's boat yard and

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's only bus station in the city. Taluk Kacheri junction has been included into the city's junction improvements project along with

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junction.

has a plan to improve the road from Kappalandi Mukku (near

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) – Taluk Kacheri junction via

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as one among the 3 inner ring roads in the city. As per the research report done by

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for Draft City Development Plan of Kollam-2041, the passenger car equivalent (pce/pcu) in Taluk Kacheri junction during peak hours is 6,366 which is highest in the city and its average per day value is 53,522. The road section from Taluk office junction to High School junction in

city is over-utilized to the extent of 311% of its capacity. As per the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Taluk office junction is one of the most accident-prone areas in

city. To avoid the traffic woes in Cutchery junction, now the

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is constructing a new bridge parallel to the historic Iron bridge in

city.

Major Public/Private institutions situated near Cutchery

* Kollam KSRTC Bus Station & Garage * KSWTD Boat Jetty, Kollam * Kollam Taluk Office * Post Office - 691013 * KTDC Tamarind Hotel * House boats yard,

* Hotel See Bee

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Neighbourhoods in Kollam {{Kollam-geo-stub

Importance

Cutchery: An emerging transport hub of Kollam

Major Public/Private institutions situated near Cutchery

See also

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