The Kechery River or ''Kechery Puzha'' is a west flowing river which has its origins at Machad hills in
Thrissur District. The river is 51 kilometres in length and empties to
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...
at
Chettuva Lake. It is linked with backwaters at Enamaakkal. ''Choondal Thodu'' is the only tributary of this river. The river irrigates 3560 hectares of land in
Thalapilly taluk
Thalapilly is one of the Taluks in Thrissur District of Kerala state, south India. Before AD 1860 the headquarters of the taluk was in Kunnamkulam. At present the headquarters of the Taluk is Wadakanchery. Kunnamkulam municipality, the Panchaya ...
on
Thrissur District through Vazhani irrigation project.
Parappukkavu Bhagavathy Temple
Parappukkav Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple located on the banks of Kechery River in Kechery, Kerala, India. The famous annual festival of this temple Vela, Pooram is celebrated in the meenam.
18 Desams belonging to Thrissur, Kunnamkulam ...
is located on the banks of this river.
References
Rivers of Thrissur district
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