Mahe
This picturesque little area is bounded on the south-west by the Arabian sea,
on the north by river Ponniyar and on the other sides by a stretch of calcareous
hills of medium height which are linked to the ghats by a series of wooden hillocks.
The district consists of 3 entities viz, Mahe town proper, the small enclave of
Kallayi and of Naluthura.
Mahe is situated on the Malabar coast. This district is entirely rain fed and
is covered by typical red lateriate soil. There is no forest area in this
district.
The coast line here lies between the richest fishing belt between Ponnani and
Mangalore on the west coast. Mahe is at the centre of a prawn grouped which
stretch from Quilon to Mangalore. The major marketing centres in and around Mahe
are Mahe, cannanore, Kozhikode and Tellicherry.
Industrial units have concentration only in Pondicherry and
Karaikal. The only
large scale industry functioning in this district is the Cannanore spinning and
weaving mills. |
