Chalakudy River

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Chalakudy River is a scenic river in the South Indian state of Kerala, known for its rich biodiversity, waterfalls like Athirappilly, and its role in supporting local agriculture and ecosystems.

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Chalakudy River canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry India
basinState Kerala
country India
ecosystemType riparian ecosystem
facesIssue deforestation in catchment
hydropower development pressure
sand mining
water abstraction for irrigation
flowsInto Periyar River basin
linked to: Periyar basin
flowsThrough Ernakulam district
Palakkad district
Thrissur district
hasBiodiversity freshwater fish diversity
riparian forest vegetation
hasCatchment agricultural lower catchment
forest-dominated upper catchment
hasConservationConcern protection of Athirappilly-Vazhachal stretch
hasHydrologicalFeature monsoon-fed flow regime
hasMouth Periyar River
hasSourceRegion Anamalai Hills
linked to: Anaimalai Hills

Western Ghats
hasSourceState Tamil Nadu
hasTouristAttraction Athirappilly tourism area
Vazhachal tourism area
hasWaterfall Athirappilly Falls
Vazhachal Falls
knownFor rich biodiversity
scenic beauty
supporting local agriculture
supporting local ecosystems
waterfalls
length approximately 130 km
locatedIn Kerala
South India
nearTown Chalakudy
partOf Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot
region Central Kerala
supportsActivity fishing
irrigation
tourism
supportsCrop arecanut
banana
coconut
paddy
tributaryOf Periyar River
usedFor agricultural irrigation
drinking water supply
small-scale hydropower

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Ernakulam district hasRiver Chalakudy River
Ernakulam traversedByRiver Chalakudy River
Central Kerala traversedByRiver Chalakudy River
Thrissur district hasRiver Chalakudy River