{"id":23827,"date":"2026-06-22T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23827"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:55:19","slug":"key-facts-about-periyar-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-periyar-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Periyar River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Periyar River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kerala High Court recently stressed the need for a unified authority to monitor the cleanliness of the Periyar River.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Periyar River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> longest river in Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known as the<\/span><b> \u201clifeline of Kerala\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because it is an important source of<\/span><b> irrigation and power generation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>rises <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Sivagiri Hills of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/western-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b> Western Ghats<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> range near the<\/span><b> border with Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>flows north through Periyar National Park into Periyar Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an artificial reservoir created in 1895 by the construction of a dam across the river.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It further<\/span><b> flows into the Vembanad Lake before emptying into the Arabian Sea <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about 24 km <\/span><b>north of Kochi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Total Length: 244 kilometers<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>one of the few perennial rivers of the region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is a crucial source of drinking water.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About<\/span><b> 25 percent of Kerala\u2019s industrie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s are located along its banks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Tributaries: Muthirapuzha River, Mullayar Rive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r, Cheruthoni River, Perinjankutti River and the Edamala River.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It plays a major role in generating hydro electricity.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> largest hydroelectric project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the<\/span><b> Idukki Hydroelectric Project, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which generates a <\/span><b>significant portion of the electricity for Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other dams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> constructed across the river are<\/span><b> Neriyamangalam, Pallivasal, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panniyar, Kundalam, Chenkulam, and <\/span><b>Mullaperiyar.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>birthplace of Sankaracharya, the greatest Advaita philosopher, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is at <\/span><b>Kalady<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is situated on the bank of the Periyar.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>News: <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/unified-authority-to-monitor-periyar-river-cleanliness-important-lives-at-stake-kerala-hc\/2965467\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Periyar River is known as the \u201clifeline of Kerala\u201d because it is an important source of irrigation and power generation. 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