Thottappally is a village in Alappuzha district in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

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. Thottappally is especially notable for ''Thottappally Spillway'', a spillway cum bridge on the

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Alappuzha Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in States and territories of India, state of Kerala, India. The Kerala Backwaters, Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Indi ...

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Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. The spillway is one of the two regulators used to regulate waterlevel in the paddy fields of

Kuttanad Kuttanad ( ml, കുട്ടനാട്‌) is a region covering the Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta Districts, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. The region has the lo ...

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Thanneermukkom Thanneermukkom is a village in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. Geography It is located at . a beautiful place in alappuzha. Location Thanneermukkom is on the banks of Lake Vembanad. There is a salt water barrier at Thanneermukkom, b ...

.A preliminary account on the fishery resources of Thottappally Spillway.
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's drain-way-out to the Arabian Sea. The ''Thottappally Spillway'' splits the ''Thottappally'' lake with the fresh water part to the east and saline ''Thottappally'' rivermouth to the west merging with the Arabian Sea. The beach and fishing harbour of Purakkad, which got into fame through the celebrated film and novel Chemmeen, is adjacent to ''Thottappally''. Thottappally, is known for its fishing harbour and its Coastal Police Station. The coast, with the help of the Kerala State Forest Department, has been improved through a planting drive to improve its vegetation.

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Villages in Alappuzha district {{Alappuzha-geo-stub