Alleppey along Kumarakom, part of the Kuttanad region, has beautiful water areas and
they are collectively the most important tourist center of Kerala.
The coir manufacturing industry producing coir mats, matting and other floor coverings, was started in India on a factory basis, over a hundred years ago
when the first factory was set up in Alleppey in 1859 by the Late Mr. James Darragh,
an adventurous Irish born American national.