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Because'''Chinnakada''' ofor '''Chinnakkada''' is considered as the presenceheart of athe huge[[Kollam|city trafficof circleKollam]] in the[[Kerala]], [[India]]. Chinnakada is a busy junction, itwhere became5 ascity roads and one ofNational thehighway busiestinterconnect junctionsat ina thetraffic roundabout. The city's symbolic [[Chinnakada Clock Tower|clock tower]] is located in Chinnakada. To reduce the [[traffic congestion]] in Chinnakada, [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]] now constructed a newan underpass near to the clock tower.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Its-traffic-nightmare-in-Kollam-as-underpass-work-resumes/articleshow/35133911.cms | title=It's traffic nightmare in Kollam as underpass work resumes | date=15 May 2014 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdateaccess-date=18 May 2018 }}</ref> [[Marine Products Export Development Authority|Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)]]'s [[Kollam]] sub-regional office is situated at Chinnakada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpeda.com/overview/our.htm |title=MPEDA |accessdateaccess-date=9 February 2015 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126132602/http://www.mpeda.com/overview/our.htm |archivedatearchive-date=26 January 2015 |df= }}</ref>
'''Chinnakada''' or '''Chinnakkada''' is considered as the heart of the [[Kollam|city of Kollam]], in the [[Kerala|state of Kerala]], [[India]]. Chinnakada is one of the major junctions in the city where [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highways – NH 66 (Earlier NH 47)]] meets [[National Highway 208 (India)|NH 744 (Earlier NH 208)]]. The city's symbolic [[Chinnakada Clock Tower|clock tower]] is located in Chinnakada.
 
==Toponymy==
Because of the presence of a huge traffic circle in the junction, it became as one of the busiest junctions in the city. To reduce the traffic congestion in Chinnakada, [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]] now constructed a new underpass near to the clock tower.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Its-traffic-nightmare-in-Kollam-as-underpass-work-resumes/articleshow/35133911.cms | title=It's traffic nightmare in Kollam as underpass work resumes | date=15 May 2014 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=18 May 2018 }}</ref> [[Marine Products Export Development Authority|Marine Products Export Development Authority(MPEDA)]]'s [[Kollam]] sub-regional office is situated at Chinnakada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpeda.com/overview/our.htm |title=MPEDA |accessdate=9 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126132602/http://www.mpeda.com/overview/our.htm |archivedate=26 January 2015 |df= }}</ref>
The name ''Chinnakada'' may be derived from ''China-Kada'', which means China [[bazaar]]. Chinese coins and other artefacts in enormous quantities were found near the Kollam port, proving Kollam was a significant Chinese trading hub.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allusions and Artifacts of Chinese Trade from Kollam, South Kerala, India |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333602953 |website=Research Gate}}</ref> Another explanation is that due to the presence of a large number of [[Tamil people]] in Kollam, they named the area ''Chinnakada'', which means "small market" in the [[Tamil language]]. This derivation fits with the toponomy of ''Valiakada'' adjacent to Chinnakada, which means "big market" in [[Malayalam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paru.in/history-of-kollam |title=ArchivedHistory copyof Kollam - Everything about Kerala! |accessdateaccess-date=2015-11-05 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602135640/http://paru.in/history-of-kollam |archivedatearchive-date=2015-06-02 |df= }} History of Kollam</ref>
 
==Toponomy==
The name ''Chinnakada'' may be derived from ''China-Kada'', which means China [[bazaar]]. Another explanation is that due to the presence of a large number of [[Tamil people]] in Kollam, they named the area ''Chinnakada'', which means "small market" in the [[Tamil language]]. This derivation fits with the toponomy of ''Valiakada'' adjacent to Chinnakada, which means "big market" in [[Malayalam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paru.in/history-of-kollam |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-11-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602135640/http://paru.in/history-of-kollam |archivedate=2015-06-02 |df= }} History of Kollam</ref>
 
;Other areas in Kollam ending with the word ''kada'' in the name
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The ancient city of [[Kollam]], then known as Quilon, was an important center for trade with the [[China|Chinese]].<ref>[http://www.ecostat.kerala.gov.in/docs/pdf/district/klm.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192431/http://www.ecostat.kerala.gov.in/docs/pdf/district/klm.pdf |date=2 January 2014 }} Short History - Kollam</ref>
 
The Chinese traders were one of the oldest foreign communities to settle in Kollam. That was during 8th century AD or even before. That was during the period Kollam evolved as a major trade centre ( of spices ) and an important port in the Malabar coast. Chinnakada could be the corrupted form of China-Kada , means China Bazaar ( or Chinese market). That argument should be taken with a pinch of salt , as Chinnakkada also means small market (in Tamil). That stands complementary to the Valiakada adjacent to Chinnakada, which means big market in Malayalam. <ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Kollam |url=https://tapioca.co.in/history-of-kollam |access-date=2023-07-23 |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Chinnakada Underpass ==
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The Chinnakada Underpass is a public road infrastructure project for the city of [[Kollam]] as part of the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project supported by the [[Asian Development Bank|Asian Development Bank (ADB)]] to ease traffic congestion at Chinnakada, the city [[central business district|CBD]] of [[Kollam]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chinnakada-underpass-dispute-settled/article1242555.ece Chinnakada underpass: dispute settled]</ref> The presence of an existing Railway over bridge and three close intersections with heavy traffic limits the option for traffic management measures including junction improvement. That caused the authorities to think about this underpass at Chinnakada. Chinnakada is a complex junction where roads from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Downtown Kollam|Downtown]], [[Sengottai]], [[Asramam Maidan|Ashramam]], [[Kollam Beach]] and the [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand|City bus stand]] road meets.
 
Preliminary design for underpass was prepared by NATPAC'' (NATPAC - National Transportation Planning and Research Centre)''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natpac.kerala.gov.in/ |title=NATPAC |accessdateaccess-date=9 February 2017}}</ref> involving the acquisition of {{convert|0.08|hectare}} of government land on a temporary basis.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://indiagovernance.gov.in/files/kerala.pdf |title=ADB Resettlement Planning Document - Chinnakada underpass] |access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122130/http://indiagovernance.gov.in/files/kerala.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Height of the road passage above the underpass was increased to {{convert|5.5|m}} from {{convert|5|m}} to facilitate movement of modern container trucks through the underpass. Underpass has been thrown open to the public by the end of May 2015.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chinnakada-underpass-work-to-be-over-by-september/article6093999.ece Chinnakada underpass work to be over by September]</ref><ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/traffic-remains-messy-at-chinnakada/article7280892.ece |title=Traffic remains messy at Chinnakada - The Hindu |accessdatewebsite=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
 
== Gallery ==
{{wide image|Chinnakada Panorama, Sep 2015.jpg|1500px|Panorama of Chinnakada, the [[central business district|CBD]] of [[Kollam|Kollam (Quilon)]] city in [[India]] in September 2015}}
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File:Upcoming Pulimootil Silks at Chinnakada, Kollam.jpg|Upcoming Pulimootil Silks building at Chinnakada, [[Kollam]]