The Nambul River is a river in

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

state, northeastern

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, which flows through the heart of

Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...

city. The Nambul river is one of the main perennial sources of water for the

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. The Nambul river is also one of the primary inland waterways that connected the villages of the southern and eastern part of the valleys and hills of Manipur with the main commercial and market hub in Imphal, the Khwairamband Keithel, in the past. This perennial river, which was of immense economic importance to Manipur until recent times has now been designated by town planners as ‘Nambul Nala’ (Nambul drain) or its tributary ‘Naga Nala’.

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Rivers of Manipur Imphal Rivers of India {{India-river-stub