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| Last Updated:: 04/03/2024

Muvattupuzha

  

Basin area, km2

:

1554

Basin area in Kerala State, km2

:

1554

District of Kerala in which basin are located

:

Eranakulam, Kottayam

Origin of River

:

Tharagamkanam Elevation. m : 1094

Length of main stream, km

:

121

Main tributaries

:

Kaliyar, Thodupuzha, Kothamangalam

Average annual rainfall, mm

:

3100

Average annual streamflow, Mm3

:

3560

Important rainguage stations marked on the map(with code numbers)

:

1.     Cochin (1)

2.     Piravam (2)

3.     Thodupuzha (3)

Important discharge stations marked on the map (with code numbers)

:

1.     Bridge (2)

2.     Malankara (1)

Water requirement for wetland for three crops, Mm3

:

1716

Water requirement for gardenland , Mm3

:

425

Water requirement for domestic use (2021 AD), Mm3

:

227

Water requirement for industrial use  (2021 AD), Mm

:

400

Major/medium irrigation projects under construction

:

Malankara

Navigable length of river, km

:

25.6

 

(Note: Muvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The name is made up of three Malayalam words: 'Moonu', which stands for 'three', 'aaru' - small river, and 'puzha', which also means river. 'Aaru' is a word that is usually used for rivers in the southern half of Kerala, while the term 'puzha' is used in the northern parts. The three rivers in this case are the Kothamangalam river or Kothayaar, Kaliyar and Thodupuzhayaar, which merge to form a single river. Thus it is called centre point of confluence of three rivers or Thriveni Sangamam in Malayalam. It is situated on midland regions with planes and hills scattered all around especially on the Southern and Eastern side. Essentially, this region from Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam were called "Keezhmalanad" [4] of erstwhile Vadakkumkoor Kingdom indicating this as the midlands with Fertile soils deposited by the Thodupuzha river and Muvattupuzha river over a period of time due to floodings of the banks. The old Muvattupuzha bridge built over the Muvattupuzha river was the first concrete bridge in Asia. It was completed in 1914. This serves as the connection between Nehru Park and Kacherithazham. The town consists of two regions separated by the Muvattupuzha bridge.. Pineapple and Rubber plantations are the common agrarian efforts. Match box industries, saw mills, paper, plastic and wood carton making are the main industries in this area.)