The Iril River is a river that runs through the eastern suburbs of the city of

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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 ...

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. The name Iril derives from two words ''Ee'' and ''Rei/Ree''. The Meitei word ''Ee'', which means ''blood'', although "Ee" is also the first syllable in the Meitei word for anything "water" related such as "Ee-shing" which simply means water. So words suffixed with the syllable "Ee" can also denote different forms of water e.g. "ee-ram" (path of water), ee-phut" (spring), "ee-mai" (water surface), "ee-chel" (speed of running water) etc. And the word ''Rei/Ree'', of Poumai origin, means ''river''. Literally translated, it could be Iril indicates "river of blood", but more likely, since both the syllables in this bi-syllabic word indicate water or river in two different languages, it could simply still mean a river, and probably does, considering the context.

Course

It originates from Lakhamai village, and flows through Ngamju Village. (The people of Ngamju called it ''Vaeri''.) Ngamju is a Poumai Naga village situated along the bank of the Iril River. The river then runs through Saikul, Sagolmang area and flows through Lamlai, Top, Naharup, Pangong, and Irilbung before it joins with the

Imphal River The Imphal River ( mni, Imphal Turel), also known as the Turel Achouba, is a major river in Manipur state, northeastern India which originates in Kangpokpi district to the north of Kangpokpi district headquarters Kangpokpi. It is a tributary o ...

. It is fed with fresh water from the streams, very clear. The water supplies a plant located in Porompat. It is one of the headstreams of the

Manipur River __NOTOC__ Manipur River ( my, မဏိပူရမြစ်), also called Kathe Khyoung (ကသည်းချောင်း), is a river in India's Manipur state that flows into Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciatio ...

. The Iril River still has a large population of

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indigenous fish called ngaton, Meitei sareng. These fish are captured by local fisherman in the months of July and August.

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