Pamba River

Infobox River | river_name = Pamba River


caption = Labelled map of Pamba
origin = Pulachimalai
mouth = Vembanad Lake
basin_countries = India
length = 176 km (110 mi)
elevation = 1,650 m
discharge = 109 m³/s
watershed = 2,235 km² (873 mi²)

Pamba River is the third longest river in the South Indian state of Kerala and the longest river in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore. Sabarimala temple dedicated to lord Ayyappa is located on the banks of the river Pamba.

River Pamba is considered as the Dakshin Ganga due to its association with Kerala's Largest Pilgrim Centre - Sabarimala.

The River Pamba enriches the lands of Pathanamthitta and the Kuttanand area of Alappuzha District

Course

Pamba originates at Pulachimalai hill in the Peerumedu plateau in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 1650 metres and flows through Ranni, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvalla, Changanassery, Kuttanad and Ambalappuzha Taluks and finally empties into the Vembanad Lake. This river enriches the Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha districts of Kerala state. Kuttanad, an important rice cultivating area in Kerala gets the irrigation water from the Pamba river. The Pamba basin is bounded on the east by the Western Ghats. The river shares its northern boundary with the Manimala River basin, while it shares the southern boundary with the Achankovil River basin.

ee also

*Pathanamthitta
*Sabarimala
*Ayyappa
*List of rivers in Kerala

References

*cite web | title=Infobox facts | work=All Kerala River Protection Council| url= http://puzhakal0.tripod.com/river.html | accessdate=January 26| accessyear=2006

External links

* [http://nwda.gov.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/255.pdf Report made by National Water Development Agency on Interlinking of Pamba with Vaippar - PDF]