Kollam Beach

Kollam Beach
Beach
Kollam Beach
Kollam Beach
Kollam Beach is located in Kollam
Kollam Beach
Kollam Beach
Kollam Beach is located in Kerala
Kollam Beach
Kollam Beach
Coordinates: 8°52′26″N 76°35′33″E / 8.87389°N 76.59250°E / 8.87389; 76.59250
LocationThamarakulam, Kollam, India
Dimensions
 • Length2,300+ m
Patrolled byLifeguards
Hazard ratingHigh
AccessBus Station Bus interchange - 3.1 m,
Railway Station Mainline rail interchange - 2.4 km,
Ferry Terminal ferry/water interchange - 3.1 km
Mahatma Gandhi Park in Kollam Beach
Snap from Kollam Beach
View of Arabian Sea from Kollam Beach

Kollam Beach, also known as Mahatma Gandhi Beach, is a beach at Kollam city in the Indian state of Kerala. Kollam Beach is the first 'Beach Wedding Destination' in Kerala.[1]

The beach also features a park of international standard, the Mahatma Gandhi Park, which was inaugurated on 1 January 1961 by the then Vice President of India, Zakir Husain. Kollam beach is one among the few beaches in Kerala with a lifeguard outpost.[2] Lifeguards were stationed at the beach from 2005. As of July 2015 Kovalam, Kollam is one among the three beaches in south Kerala with lifeguard outposts.[3]

  1. ^ "Kollam beach turned into dream wedding destination - TNIE". 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ Move to post lifeguards on Kollam beach
  3. ^ "Move to post lifeguards on Kollam beach". The Hindu. 3 June 2005. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.