Memoirs of Mattanchery - Part 2
Memoirs OF MATTANCHERRY Melting Pot of Multiculturalism,Vibrant Past and Modern Existence - Part 2 Reference Map (Not to Scale) Return to Yore Transport System The narration of Mattancherry will not be complete, if some facts of mode of transport that were available in the fifties and also the entertainment of films by theaters that were functioning at that time. In those days, buses were very few and only a small number of rich families owned cars. The common vehicle available were rickshaws pulled by Rickshawallas. The minimum charge for travelling for a 2 kms were 2 annas and maximum for travelling was Re.1 Most of the buses plying from Mattancherry were to Edakochi.the southern point of the islet of Mattancherry. The opposite side across the back water from the southern tip is Aroor a village in Alapuzha district which at that time was a part of erstwhile Travancore state. The existing bridge connecting Mattancherry to Aroor was constructed subsequently. There was a chun
