Iruvanjippuzha
| Iruvanjippuazha | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Iruvanjipuzha |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| Region | Asia |
| City | Anakkampoyil Thiruvambady Mukkam Kumaraneloor Kodiyathur Chennamangallur Cheruvadi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vellarimala |
| • location | Western Ghats, Kerala, India |
| • coordinates | 11°16′4.50″N 75°58′42.61″E / 11.2679167°N 75.9785028°E |
| • elevation | 1,544 meters |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chaliyar River, India |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi)approx. |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Chalippuzha |
| • right | Cherupuzha |
Iruvazhanjippuzha, or Iruvanjipuzha, is a major tributary of River Chaliyar flowing in Kerala.[1][2] It joins into Chaliyar at Koolimadu near Cheruvadi. Its major tributary is Chalippuzha, which joins with it about 3 km north of Thiruvambady town.[3] Other tributaries are Muthappanpuzha (joining at Anakkampoyil), ulingappuzha (joining at Thiruvambadi) and Karamoola river (join at Mukkam). The famous Thusharagiri waterfall is in the Chalippuzha river. Every year, the Malabar River Festival happens in this river, which is recognized as the biggest Kayak event in Asia.
The villages of Anakkampoyil, Kandappanchal, Narangathode,Thiruvambady, Mukkam, Kodiyathur, Chennamangallur and Cheruvadi are on the banks of this river.[4]
Naadan Premam (transl: Love in the Countryside), a major romantic novel by Malayalam writer S. K. Pottekkatt, is set in the backdrops of Iruvanjippuzha. The river is also mentioned in the film Ennu Ninte Moideen. In this film it shows how the real character dies B. P. Moideen after drowning in the Iruvanjippuzha River.
Landslides in 2024
In August 2024, an ISRO satellite image revealed that about 86,000 sq metres of land slipped away and the debris travelled 8 km along Iruvanjippuzha river during the 2024 landslides.[5]
References
- ^ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/5850/14/14_chapter%206.pdf
- ^ "CHALIYAR". www.riverindia.in. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Correspondent, D. C. (14 October 2016). "Greens to fight for Iruvanjippuzha | Greens to fight for Iruvanjippuzha". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "മലപ്പുറം ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള് | Deparyment of Panchayats". dop.lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "86,000 sq metres of land slipped away, debris travelled 8 km along Iruvanjippuzha river: ISRO satellite images reveal". The Economic Times. 2 August 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 15 June 2025.