Sunset at a palakkad village. This photo is captured somewhere near Koduvayur- Nemmara Road. The 13 km from Koduvayur to Nemmara pass through some good and scenic Palakkad Villages.
Phone Numbers Of Palakkad Police
Phone Numbers Of Palakkad Police
Knowing the phone numbers of various police stations in Palakkad district is an essential to every person. Police / Helpline numbers will prove useful at times of emergency situations. The numbers are given below:
Crime Stopper : 491 1090
Control Room : 491 2525340
Town South P S/CI Palakkad South: 491 2537368
Traffic P S: 491 2501250
Town North P S/CI Town North : 491 2502375
Mankara P S: 491 2872222
Kasaba P S/CI Kasaba: 491 2566148
Walayar P S: 491 2862264
Chittur P S/CI Chittur : 492 3222338
Kozhinjampara P S: 492 3272224
Hemambika Nagar P S/CI Hemambika Nagar: 492 2555208
Malampuzha P S: 492 2815284
Kongad P S: 492 2845230
Alathur P S: 4922 222323
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Civil Service Academy
Civil Service Academy at Palakkad district is a sub centre of Kerala State Civil Service Academy. It works under Centre for Continuing Education Kerala (CCEK), an autonomous body established by Kerala Govt. The Palakkad centre has now begun its first batch of coaching to mould the Civil Service aspirant for the upcoming preliminary exam 2014(or what is now termed as CSAT or Civil Service Aptitude Test). This CSAT exam is scheduled to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on August 24,2014.
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Palakkad Ernakulam MEMU
M B. Rajesh Member of Parliament has recently flagged off the regular service of the Palakkad -Ernakulam MEMU passenger. The Train number is 66611.
The MEMU ( The Mainline Electric Multiple Unit or MEMU is a commuter rail system in India operated by the Indian Railway for semi-urban and rural areas) train will usually depart from Palakkad junction at 8.45 am and will arrive Ernakulam junction at 12.55pm. This train will be stopped at all stations that comes between Palakkad and Ernakulam junctions. However, the train will not be touching Shoranur junction. Initially this MEMU train will function six days a week, except on Tuesdays.
Important dignitaries like Shafi Parambil MLA, Haji A Abdul Kudhoos (Palakkad municipality chairman) and Kandamuthan (district panchayat president) were present during the flagging off of the MEMU train. Piyush Agarwal (Palakkad divisional railway manager (DRM) Mohan A Menon(), additional divisional railway manager (ADRM), various railway officers and employees were attended in the function.
Palakkad Forest Issues 2013
Recently there have been many forest issues in the palakkad district. Acres of forest land has been leased to private estate owners and this has created lot of troubles. People are alleging against the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) coalition which is functioning with thin minority in the state legislative assembly. They held that the Govt has failed to handle the land issues at Nelliyampathy in Palakkad district. The issue even went to Delhi and the state leaders have discussed the issue with national leaders also.
A crucial decision was taken by Kerala’s forest department to cancel a lease of 278 acres of the Cherunelli estate. It was found that some of the landholders had violated the lease regulations like mortgaging of land.
Pollachi Palakkad Railway gauge conversion
Pollachi is a town that comes under the Coimbatore Rural district of southern Indian stateTamil Nadu. Pollachi has the largest a railway junction and the largest one is coimbatore junction.
Palakkad is a district in kerala nearby pollachi. The Broad guage conversion work of Railways between Pollachi and Palakkad has already been started. The works were awarded to Bhubaneswar-based ARSS Company. The construction is done by the engineering wing based at Podhanur and Chennai .
Although it was likely to be completely shortely its works is getting prolonged due to many reasons. Land acquisition and fund shortages were the main reasons behind the lag. When the metre guage is converted into Broad one the places like pollachi,Udumalai, Palani will get direct connection to Chennai,Bangalore,Coimbatore and all other parts of India.
The Palghat Town – Pollachi Junction – Podanur section has been included under the Palakkad Division in 2007.The work of Broad gauge work from Palakkad side has been started by the Palakkad Division. It is expected that pollachi will be connected by Broad Guage as early as possible.