Chamravattam

Coordinates: 10°49′08″N 75°57′10″E / 10.818885°N 75.952781°E / 10.818885; 75.952781
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Chamravattam
Village
Chamravattam Bridge
Chamravattam Bridge
Coordinates: 10°49′08″N 75°57′10″E / 10.818885°N 75.952781°E / 10.818885; 75.952781
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL-10,KL-54&KL-55
Lok Sabha constituencyPonnani

Chamravattam is a village located in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. This village is on the shores of the Bharathapuzha.

Computer Literacy[edit]

With the fulfillment of the Akshaya Project initiated by the Kerala State information technology mission, Chamaravattam is the first 100 per cent computer-literate village in the nation of India. At least one member of each family will be able to use a personal computer for such tasks as editing pictures, composing text, surfing the Internet and sending e-mails.[1]

Chamravattam Regulator-cum-Bridge[edit]

This also known as Chamravattam Palam or Chamravattam Bridge or Chamravattam Regulator-cum-Bridge or Chamravattam RcB or just Chamravattam Project. Chamravattam Regulator-cum-Bridge, is built across Bharathapuzha aka Nila.[2] The bridge has 978 m length and 10.5 m width. It connects Ponnani and Tirur.

References[edit]

  1. ^ India's first computer-literate village, The Hindu.
  2. ^ "ചമ്രവട്ടം പാലം നാളെ നാടിന്റെ സ്വന്തം - Latest News - Mathrubhumi". Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.