Draft:Haripad Taluk Movement

The Haripad Taluk Movement (Malayalam: ഹരിപ്പാട് താലൂക്ക് പ്രസ്ഥാനം) is a taluk formation movement in the Alappuzha district of the state of Kerala in India. The main objectives of the movement are to separating Kayamkulam area from Karthikappally taluk and formation of a Haripad centered taluk composing of places in Haripad area.

Background
Inspired by Neyyatinkara district movement in Kerala, in the year 2024 three friends from Haripad named Anoop Kadayadi, Arjun Bhavani and Abhiranj thought about why there is no a seperate taluk for Haripad area after this much development in Haripad as a town. There is also a taluk sentiment in the people of Kayamkulam area for not having a taluk in the name of Kayamkulam after being a big town in Alappuzha while neighbouring towns like Mavelikkara and Chengannur have taluks in their name. Also Haripad people are united under the Velayuda Swami needed a taluk whose primary deity should be Velayudan. These situations motivated them for starting a movement for a taluk in the name of Haripad.

In July 2024, they started a Haripad Taluk Formation Committee (Malayalam: ഹരിപ്പാട് താലൂക്ക് രൂപീകരണ സമിതി) and they are now currently studying the feasibility and opinions of people in Haripad.

List of areas under the movement
The following are the list of areas to be proposed to unite under Haripad taluk.

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 * 1) Cheppad
 * 2) Cheruthana
 * 3) Chingoli
 * 4) Haripad
 * 5) Karthikappally
 * 6) Karuvatta
 * 7) Kumarapuram
 * 8) Muthukulam
 * 9) Pallippad
 * 10) Thrikkunnappuzha
 * 11) Veeyapuram