Vamanapuram River is an long river in southern

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 ...

that flows through the northern parts of

Thiruvananthapuram district Thiruvananthapuram District (), is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which is also Kerala's administrative centre. The present d ...

. It is also the longest river in

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 ...

district. The river is also known as "Kollampuzhayaru" and "Attingalaru".The two tributaries of this river are the Upper Chittar & Manjaprayaar streams which originates near

Ponmudi Ponmudi (the Golden Peak) also known as Kashmir of Kerala is a hill station in the Peringamala gramapanchayath of Trivandrum District of Kerala in India. It is located 22km west of Vithura town, 53 km north-east of Trivandrum City, ...

hill station.

Course

The river originates in the Chemunjimotta hills (alt. 1860m) hills on the southern side of the Western Ghats, and flows entirely through

district of Kerala. It course ends in Anjengo Lake (Anchuthengu Lake) near

Chirayinkeezhu Chirayinkeezhu is a town in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It was also hometown of famous Malayalam Film actor Prem Nazir . It is the seat of Chirayinkeezhu taluk. Anjengo Fort The well known Anjengo Fort (''Anc ...

. The river flows along

Attingal Attingal is a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, India. It was the location of the Attingal kingdom, under Travancore. It is the headquarters of Chirayinkeezhu Taluk, and the ...

municipality, Karette, Palode,

Vithura Vithura, also known as the Hill City Of Trivandrum, is located 36 km from Thiruvananthapuram capital of the Kerala state in India. Vithura is the culmination of the crossroads to many tourist, cultural, and religious centres. Surrounded by ...

and Kallar. ''Thiru Aaraattu Kavu Devi Temple'', Kollampuzha that is connected with Travancore royal family is situated on the banks of this river. The Meenmutty Falls is situated in the upper course of this river.

Significance

The river is a major source of water for

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and

Varkala Varkala, is a major coastal municipality situated in the northern suburb of Trivandrum, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the headquarters of Varkala Taluk and important government institutions such as the taluk office, court ...

. There is boating available in the lower course of river near

. There is considerable tourism activities in the upper course of river especially at Meenmutty Falls and Thavakkal waterfalls.

Vamanapuram Irrigation Project

It was envisaged in 1970's but couldn't materialize due to opposition from people. It is the only river in the district without a dam and there are currently plans to build a regulator in the river by Kerala Water Authority.

References

Rivers of Thiruvananthapuram district {{India-river-stub