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The river originates in <a href="/wiki/Kulathupuzha" title="Kulathupuzha">Kulathupuzha</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Ghats" title="Western Ghats">Western Ghats</a>, and flows west, reaching the <a href="/wiki/Ashtamudi_Lake" title="Ashtamudi Lake">Arabian Sea</a> after traveling a distance of 120 km (75 mi). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="River_Course">River Course</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallada_River&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: River Course"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kallada originates from the south eastern part of the <a href="/wiki/Kollam_district" title="Kollam district">Kollam district</a>. The river originates as multiple streams arising from the <a href="/wiki/Shendurney_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary">Shendurney wildlife sanctuary</a>. The most prominent among these are the Kazhuthuruttiyaaru, which arises from Rosemala and <a href="/wiki/Ambanad_Hills" title="Ambanad Hills">Ambanad Hills</a> and flows southward, the <a href="/wiki/Kulathupuzha" title="Kulathupuzha">Kulathupuzha</a> river that flows northward from near the <a href="/wiki/Ponmudi" title="Ponmudi">Ponmudi</a> hills and the <a href="/wiki/Windward_and_leeward" title="Windward and leeward">windward</a> side of <a href="/wiki/Agasthyamala_Biosphere_Reserve" title="Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve">Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve</a>, and west flowing streams that arise from the <a href="/wiki/Windward_and_leeward" title="Windward and leeward">windward</a> side of the <a href="/wiki/Courtallam" title="Courtallam">Courtallam Hills</a>. These major streams that form the river meet at <a href="/wiki/Thenmala_Dam" title="Thenmala Dam">Thenmala Dam</a>. </p><p>The river flows through the towns of <a href="/wiki/Kulathupuzha" title="Kulathupuzha">Kulathupuzha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thenmala" title="Thenmala">Thenmala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kulathupuzha" title="Kulathupuzha">Ottackal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ayiranalloor" title="Ayiranalloor">Ayiranalloor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edamon" title="Edamon">Edamon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punalur" title="Punalur">Punalur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karulai" title="Karulai">Nedumkayam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamukumchery" title="Kamukumchery">Kamukumchery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pathanapuram" title="Pathanapuram">Pathanapuram</a>. It then enters the plains where it flows alongside <a href="/wiki/Pattazhy" title="Pattazhy">Pattazhy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enathu" title="Enathu">Enathu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mannadi" title="Mannadi">Mannadi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kunnathur,_Kerala" title="Kunnathur, Kerala">Kunnathur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iverkala" title="Iverkala">Iverkala</a> <a href="/wiki/Puthoor" title="Puthoor">Puthoor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pavithreswaram" title="Pavithreswaram">Pavithreswaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Munroe_Island" title="Munroe Island">Munroe Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Kallada" title="West Kallada">West Kallada</a>. The river's estuary is situated near <a href="/wiki/West_Kallada" title="West Kallada">West Kallada</a>, where it empties into <a href="/wiki/Ashtamudi_Lake" title="Ashtamudi Lake">Ashthamudi</a> lake and thence into the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Sea" title="Arabian Sea">Arabian Sea</a>. </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Punalur" title="Punalur">Punalur</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Punalur_Suspension_Bridge" title="Punalur Suspension Bridge">Punalur Suspension Bridge</a> was constructed in 1877 across the river by the <a href="/wiki/Travancore_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Travancore Kingdom">Travancore Kingdom</a> in the British Style. <a href="/wiki/Kallada_Boat_Race" title="Kallada Boat Race">Kallada Boat Race</a> (<i>Kallada Jalotsavam</i>) is one of the most famous boat races held in the state. The boat race is an annual event which takes place at the 28th day after <a href="/wiki/Onam" title="Onam">Onam</a>. It is held on the "<i>Muthira Parambu - Karuvathra Kadavu</i>" in the course of the River. <a href="/wiki/Sasthamcotta_Lake" title="Sasthamcotta Lake">Sasthamcotta Lake</a> is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala and provides drinking water for most regions in the Kollam district. Except for an earthen embankment that is 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in length which separates the lake from the paddy fields on its southern side, bordering the alluvial plains of the Kallada River, all other sides of the lake are surrounded by steep hills. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industries_along_the_river">Industries along the river</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallada_River&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Industries along the river"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were many industries flourishing on the banks of the Kallada during the British Period. <a href="/wiki/Punalur_Paper_Mills" class="mw-redirect" title="Punalur Paper Mills">Punalur Paper Mills</a>, established in 1875, is one such major company. The effluents discharged from the mill into the river were found to alter the physiochemical factors leading to production of plankton in the mid-1900s. The mill was embroiled in a labour dispute, and was closed in 1987. It was reopened in 2015, after legal resolutions.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sand mining along the banks of the river is a cause of concern, because it makes them more vulnerable to erosion and floods. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kallada_Irrigation_Project">Kallada Irrigation Project</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kallada_River&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Kallada Irrigation Project"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Kallada Irrigation project (KIP)</b> is the largest <a href="/wiki/Irrigation_in_India" title="Irrigation in India">irrigation</a> project in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>. The command area of this project is distributed over <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pathanamthitta_district" title="Pathanamthitta district">Pathanamthitta district</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_district" title="Alappuzha district">Alappuzha districts</a> and covers Punalur, Pathanapuram, Kottarakkara, Kollam, Kunnathur, Karunagappally, Adoor, Mavelikkara and Karthikappally <a href="/wiki/Taluks_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Taluks of Kerala">Taluks of Kerala</a>. </p><p>The project was planned to irrigate a net cultivable command area of 61,630 ha (152,300 acres). During the course of execution some canals including the Kayamkulam Branch canal were dropped, and now this project is benefiting a net cultivable area of only 53,514 ha (132,240 acres) in 92 villages. Head work was completed during 1986. Now fully operational, the right bank main canal was partially commissioned during 1986 and the left bank main canal during 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Left Bank Main canal is 56.016 km (34.807 mi) in length and the Right Bank Main canal is 69.752 km (43.342 mi) in length. 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aruvikkuzhy_Falls" title="Aruvikkuzhy Falls">Aruvikkuzhy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athirappilly_Falls" title="Athirappilly Falls">Athirappilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charpa_Falls" title="Charpa Falls">Charpa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbhavurutty_Waterfalls" title="Kumbhavurutty Waterfalls">Kumbhavurutty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manalar_Waterfalls" title="Manalar Waterfalls">Manalar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenmutty_Falls,_Wayanad" class="mw-redirect" title="Meenmutty Falls, Wayanad"> Meenmutty, Wayanad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliyarik_Waterfalls" title="Oliyarik Waterfalls">Oliyarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palaruvi_Falls" title="Palaruvi Falls">Palaruvi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattathippara_Falls" title="Pattathippara Falls">Pattathippara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perunthenaruvi_Falls" title="Perunthenaruvi Falls">Perunthenaruvi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soochipara_Falls" title="Soochipara Falls">Soochipara</a></li> 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