Panampilly Nagar

Panampilly Nagar is a high-end hybrid residential-commercial neighborhood in the city of Kochi, India.[1] Elite and most expensive housing colony in Kerala and south india(second to Anna Nagar-Chennai, Jubilee Hills-West Hyderabad & Sadashivanagar-Bengaloru). It is also a famous destination for Mariam Pilgrimage.

It is a busy upmarket residential area in Kadavanthra region just 1 km east of M.G road, the epicenter of Kochi city. From M.G road, Pallimukku junction, one could move through Sahodaran Ayyappan Road and go over the south bridge take a deviation to the right to reach Panampilly Nagar. There are many by lanes in the place of which Panampilly Avenue is the main avenue close to the South Overbridge. Panampilly Nagar falls under Kadavanthra Janamythri Police Sation and has its own Post office due to high density population apart from the main one at Kadavanthra.

Ambikapurathamma Shrine

Ambikapuram church Panampilly Nagar is one of the popular marian pilgrim centres in kerala. The church was built here in 1676. The powerful miracles of our lady of dolours makes this church very much popular to among non christians. The major festival of Panampilly Nagar is the Dolours Festival which were the feast of our lady of dolours locally known as Ambikapurathamma. The feast is conducted in the month of September. And it's a five day festival which starts a Wednesday just before 15 September 15 and ends on sunday after the date. Mostly Hindu, Muslim devotees takes the feast as a festival of unity and happiness. The church makes Panampilly Nagar very much popular in India.

This once barren and muddy locality with an area demarcated for cultivation, developed into a colony in the 1970s, with LIG (Low income Group) and MIG (Middle Income group ) residential houses coming up. Giri Nagar adjacent to Panampilly Nagar could be termed as the first colony in Kochi. Though Giri Nagar mostly remains the same, Panampilly Nagar gradually developed into a prestigious residential colony and is home to many apartment complexes as well. Builders such as ABAD Builders[2], Skyline, Jains, Mather, RDS, Nagpal Builders and BCG Builders have set up their apartments here. It is in demand as a residential area for its broad roads, clean & green environment and its parks. Panampilly Nagar Welfare Association (PNWA), an association of the residents, is actively involved in beautifying the area. It has various parks specially dedicated to Elderly citizens, Kids, youngsters etc., and the PNWA is enormously promoting the eco friendly- go green theme in the Panampilly Nagar premise. No wonder it attracts anyone and everyone to the place.

It is now gradually turning to be a favoured spot for offices, restaurants and business houses. A number of private companies have set up offices in Panampilly Nagar, mostly in the Main Avenue but they are now slowly expanding to the interior parts as well. The Regional Passport Office, BSNL office & the Malayala Manorama newspaper offices are all located in Panampilly Nagar. Further inside from the main avenue a deviation to the left takes you to Ambikapuram church (Church of Our Lady of Dolorus (1670)) dedicated to Mary of Sorrows and the Corporation crematorium.

Besides Panampilly Nagar Shopping Complex, a number of boutiques, lifestyle stores and restaurants serving Indian as well as such as Chinese and Italian cuisine have come up. The place also offers the services of doctors, advocates, consultants, beauty saloons, fitness centers and so on. Many public sector banks are available which includes Union Bank of India, State bank of Travancore,Central Bank of India in Kallelil Building,Kadavanthra Jn,and other prominent banks like South Indian Bank,Axis Bank,HDFC bank at MKS Towers,Kadavanthra are some of them within and in the neighborhood.

Panampilly Nagar & Junction was established in 1970s. This locality is fast getting commercialized. The villas on the main road are getting converted to Commercial establishments and the people are moving to apartments located within the locality or moving to other suburbs To cater the residential community, prominent shopping areas developed all through the Panampilly avenue and S.A Road,Kadavanthra.

Major Residential Complexes in Panampilly Nagar

See also

Gandhi Nagar, Kochi

References

  1. ↑ "Property Plus Kochi : The changing face of Panampilly Nagar". The Hindu. 2005-08-20. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. ↑ "അബാദ് ബില്‍ഡേഴ്‍സ്; വിശ്വസ്തതയുടെ രാജശില്‍പ്പി". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

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