possess good connectivity. Considerable volume of traffic from Karnataka passes through the town. In addition to this, other district roads and municipal roads exist within the town. Kerala government has proposed to construct a ring road in Kuthuparamba to reduce traffic congestion in the town. Industrial growth centre Kannur Industrial Growth Centre is located in Valiyavelicham near Kuthuparamba. It is one of the three IGCs in the state under Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIDC). Kannur IGC have well developed infrastructure facilities, including power, water, and roads, facilitating setting up of solid waste/plastic recycling and processing units by interested entrepreneurs. A plastic recycling unit is operating in the Kannur IGC. Similarly, the KSIDC has allocated land for two recycling units and biomedical waste treatment unit, which are being set up. Also, Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Ltd (KAMCO) is located at Valiyavelicham facilitates setting up of power tiller manufacturing units. The products being manufactured from the unit include new generation power tillers with self-starter, garden tiller and brush cutter with diesel engine. Political parties Indian Union Muslim League Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India Indian National Congress BJP Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) JD(S) Indian National League (INL) See also Kannavam Kolayad Pinarayi Mavilayi Thrippangottur Peravoor Kottayam-Malabar Mangattidam Pathiriyad Manantheri Cheruvanchery Mambram Kadamkunnu Nirmalagiri References External links http://www.koothuparambamunicipality.in/ Cities and towns in Kannur district