{"id":60204,"date":"2025-08-20T13:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=60204"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:59:45","slug":"pamba-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pamba-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Pamba River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pamba River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pamba River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the third longest river in the state of <\/span><b>Kerala <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after the Periyar River and the Bharathappuzha River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also called the <\/span><b>&#8216;Dakshina Bhageerathi&#8217; or the Ganga of Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the significance of the river is associated with the<\/span><b> Sabarimala temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pilgrims visiting Sabarimala take a dip in the river here before and after trekking the hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pamba is also called <\/span><b>Thriveni Sangam,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it is the <\/span><b>meeting point for three rivers-Pamba, Achankovil &amp; Manimala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>rises <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at an altitude of 1650 m in the Pulachimalai Hill on the Peerumedu plateau of the<\/span><b> Western Ghats.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After traversing a distance of 176 km, it <\/span><b>joins the Arabian Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> branching into a number of channels.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The basin extends over an area of 2235 sq.km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>entire catchment area lies in Kerala state.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The basin is <\/span><b>bounded <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the<\/span><b> east by the Western Ghats <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and on the <\/span><b>west by the Arabian Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">The main <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">tributaries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the river are <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Kakki Ar, Azhuta Ar, Kakkad Ar, Kallar, Manimala, and Achenkovil.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/kerala\/2025\/Aug\/20\/pampa-on-the-path-for-inclusion-in-national-river-conservation-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NIE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pamba River is the third longest river in the state of Kerala after the Periyar River and the Bharathappuzha River. 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