Mavoor

Mavoor is a town situated in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. It is 20 km faraway from Kozhikode metropolis. The former call of Mavur turned into Pulpparambu, or "hayfields" in Malayalam, as grass for thatching houses was stored in this town. Until the Sixties, Mavoor became like some other village in Kerala. During the 1963s the industrial residence of Birla installed a manufacturing facility named "'Gwalior Rayons'" at Mavoor for producing pulp and fibre on 316 acres of land. An included township with schools, a health facility, and a police station also came up.

The arrival of Gwalior Rayons brought about a rapid alternate inside the vicinity. In 1985 Grasim shut down for three years. The disruption induced to the neighborhood economy became sizable. In 1988, the Government of Kerala provided extra concessions to the management and the factory became re-opened through the management. The manufacturing unit confronted many protests as it turned out to be a closely polluting unit. The control averted the usage of any pollution manipulate measures, mentioning profitability issues.

A massive amount of pollution produced by means of Grasim ended up in the Chaliyar river which flows beside the manufacturing unit. The thick effluents recklessly released via the manufacturing facility have been recognized as poisonous. The manufacturing facility changed into also a severe air polluter. The effect of the pollutants can be seen in the each element of the town. Cases of allergies and other respiratory sicknesses shot up. There changed into a marked decline in the fish population.