Kulatupuzha Estate
Estate At A Glance
- Pathanapuram Taluk, Kollam District
- Total Area: 1337 Ha
- Rubber: 1308 Ha
- Cashew: 29 Ha
- Settlers: 458 Repatriate Families
Overview
Kulathupuzha Estate of the company is situated in Pathanapuram Taluk, the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala. 458 Srilankan repatriate families are settled in the estate and two members from each family are provided with employment in the company.
The Estate comprises of six units having an average area of 200 to 250 Ha. and each unit is headed by an Asst. Manager. The felling and replanting of old plantations which are raised during 1970’s, were started during the year 2001 and till the year 2013, 912.88 Ha. of area is felled and replanted with high yielding clones like RRII 105, RRII 414, RRII 430, PR 207, PB 260 etc.
Settlement & Welfare
The repatriate families are inhabitated at labour colonies at different parts of the estate. The dependent family members of labourers are also residing along with the labour quarters. The children of labourers and their dependents are studying at schools and colleges in the nearby locality and school bus facility is provided to them for the conveyance of the children from their residence.
Education
Govt. High School in 'Tamil Medium' within estate limits.
Healthcare
Garden hospital with Residential Medical Officer & free medicines.
Utilities
Free electricity and water provided in labour lines.
Agricultural Operations
Bud wood nursery, seedling nurseries and poly bag nurseries with a capacity of 100,000 seedlings are operating in the estate. High quality seedlings are developed from these nurseries aiming to plant in the estate and sale among the rubber planters at reasonable prices. Along with the traditional polybag type rubber seedlings, seedlings in ‘root trainer’ technology are also raised.
| Year of Planting | Clones Planted |
|---|---|
| 2001 | RRII 105, PB 260, PB 28/59 |
| 2002 | RRII 105, PB 260, PB 28/59, PR 255 |
| 2003 - 2005 | RRII 105, PB 260 |
| 2006 | RRII 105, RRII 414, RRII 417, RRII 422, RRII 429, RRII 430 |
| 2007 | RRII 414, RRII 417, RRII 105, RRII 422, RRII 429, RRII 430 |
| 2008 - 2013 | RRII 414, RRII 430, RRII 105 |
Environment Concern Activities
A well managed and systematized waste control system, as laid down by the ISO 14001 standards are implemented in the estate with special emphasis on the control of littering of plastic material.
- Segregated waste collected from residential colonies and work places.
- Check dams and ponds constructed for water conservation.
- Gully plugging and ‘edakayyala’ constructed to evade soil erosion.
- Quality of normal latex monitored through ISO 9001-2008 standards.