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The '''Kalpathy River''', also known as the '''Kalpathipuzha''', is one of the main [[tributaries]] of the [[Bharathapuzha River]], the second-longest river in [[Kerala]], [[south India]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2022-03-09 |title=FOB launches Kalpathy river clean-up drive |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fob-launches-kalpathy-river-clean-up-drive/article65207988.ece |access-date=2023-05-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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The Kalpathipuzha originates in the upper slopes of the [[Western Ghats]] deep inside [[Palakkad]] district from the place called [[Chenthamarakulam]] in the hills, north of [[Walayar]]. It is formed from the confluence of four tributaries, namely the [[Malampuzha River]], [[Walayar River]], [[Korayar River]], and [[Varattar River]]. The [[Malampuzha Dam]] is built across this river just before Palakkad city.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Visvanathan |first=Susan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XyF_EAAAQBAJ |title=Work, Word and the World: Essays on Habitat, Culture and Environment |date=2022-07-30 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-93-5435-960-6 |pages=175–186 |language=en}}</ref> The river is named after the Kalpathy Siva temple in the city which is famous for its festival.<br />
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One of the problems faced by the Kalpathipuzha, like most other rivers in Kerala, is [[illegal sand mining]]. This has left many pits in the riverbed, which leads to shrub growth. During summer the river is covered by a green carpet of [[Water Hyacinth]] and other shrubs.<br />
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==Other tributaries of the Kalpathy==<br />
*[[Korayar]]<br />
*[[Varattar]]<br />
*[[Walayar River|Walayar]]<br />
*[[Malampuzha]]<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Palakkad district]]<br />
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