Pamba River:
The Central Government recently initiated steps to include the Pampa River under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), a multi-crore initiative aimed at protecting major rivers in the country.
- Pamba River is the third longest river in the state of Kerala after the Periyar River and the Bharathappuzha River.
- Also called the ‘Dakshina Bhageerathi’ or the Ganga of Kerala, the significance of the river is associated with the Sabarimala temple.
- Pilgrims visiting Sabarimala take a dip in the river here before and after trekking the hill.
- Pamba is also called Thriveni Sangam, as it is the meeting point for three rivers-Pamba, Achankovil & Manimala.
- It rises at an altitude of 1650 m in the Pulachimalai Hill on the Peerumedu plateau of the Western Ghats.
- After traversing a distance of 176 km, it joins the Arabian Sea branching into a number of channels.
- The basin extends over an area of 2235 sq.km.
- The entire catchment area lies in Kerala state.
- The basin is bounded on the east by the Western Ghats and on the west by the Arabian Sea.
- The main tributaries of the river are Kakki Ar, Azhuta Ar, Kakkad Ar, Kallar, Manimala, and Achenkovil.
