Kadalundi River
| Kadalundi കടലുണ്ടി നദി | |
|---|---|
 Kadalundi bridge | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cherakomban Mala |
| • location | Kerala, India |
| • coordinates | 11°08′N 76°28′E / 11.133°N 76.467°E |
| • elevation | 1,160 m (3,810 ft) |
| Mouth | Arabian Sea |
• location | Kerala, India |
• coordinates | 11°07′N 75°49′E / 11.117°N 75.817°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 130 km (81 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,122 km2 (433 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 36 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) |
Kadalundi River (Kadalundipuzha) is one of the four major rivers flowing through
Vallikunnu.[5] The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the Arabian Sea.[3] There are over a hundred species of native birds and around 60 species of migratory birds in large numbers annually.[6]
Cultural significance
The 16th century Malayalam poet and the author of Jnanappana, Poonthanam Nambudiri was born at Keezhattur near Perinthalmanna, on the bank of Kadalundi River.[7][8][9]
O. Chandu Menon wrote his novels "Indulekha" and "Saradha" while he was the judge at Parappanangadi Munciff Court. Indulekha is also the first Major Novel written in Malayalam
language.
Villages
See also
References
- ^ "Malappuram District Rivers". Malappuram.net. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
- ^ "Kerala Government - General Features". Official Website of Kerala Government. Archived from the original on 2 November 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rivers in Malappuram district". malappuram.nic.in. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ NIC Malappuram website
- ^ A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon
- ^ "Wild Life Tourism in Kerala". keralaeverything.com. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
- ISBN 978-81-230-2188-1.
- ^ K. Narayanan (1972). District Census Handbook - Malappuram (Part-C) - 1971 (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 3.
- ^ a b Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala.
- OCLC 940373421.
- ^ Some Madras Leaders. Allahabad Printed at Standard Press. 1922.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kadalundi River.
- "About the Rivers of Kerala". All Kerala River Protection Council. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
