700 വള്ളങ്ങൾ മുങ്ങിയപ്പോൾ | Manroe Island Kollam | മൺറോതുരുത്ത് | Peruman Train

700 വള്ളങ്ങൾ മുങ്ങിയപ്പോൾ | Manroe Island കൊള്ളാം
Munroe Island (Malayalam : മണ്‍റോത്തുരുത്ത്) or Mundrothuruthu is an inland island group located at the confluence of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River, in Kollam district, Kerala, South India. It is a group of eight small islets comprising a total area of about 13.4 km2.[1] The island, accessible by road, rail and inland water navigation, is about 25 kilometres from Kollam by road, 38 kilometres north from Paravur, 12 kilometres west from Kundara and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Karunagapally. As of the 2011 Indian census, the administrative village of Mundrothuruth (which includes nearby small villages as well) has a total population of 9599, consisting of 4636 males and 4963 females.

In the Peruman railway accident, the (Train No:26) Bangalore - Thiruvananthapuram Central Island Express train derailed on the Peruman bridge over Ashtamudi Lake, near Perinadu, Kollam, Kerala, India and fell into the lake, killing 105 people on 8 July 1988.