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{{Short description|Panniyar River in Kerla, India}}
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Panniyar river is a tributary of the [[Periyar River]] which is the longest river in [[Idukki District]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Karnam|first=Nikitha|date=2020-10-25|title=Visit The Best National Parks In Kerala|url=https://travel.earth/best-national-parks-in-kerala/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Travel.Earth|language=en-GB}}</ref> Malayalam: പന്നിയാർ. The river flows through Idukki district. The tributaries of the Panniyar River are the Uchilkuthipuzha, Mathikettan Puzha and Nander Puzha, which originate from the hills of Matikettan National Park. <ref>https://forest.kerala.gov.in/images/flash/mkettan.pdf</ref> [[Ponmudi dam]] is built across the river as a part of [[Panniyar Hydroelectric project]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=PONMUDI DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=144|access-date=2021-07-10|language=en-US}}</ref> After generating power, the water is released to Panniyar river itself. The tailwater from the Panniyar powerhouse and the spill from Ponmudi dam reach the Kallarkutty dam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/in-monsoon-battered-kerala-idukki-dam-has-stood-tall-to-prevent-floods/97579/ |title=Understanding the 42-year-old Idukki dam which is now saving Kerala |publisher=Theprint.in |date= |accessdate=2021-07-10}}</ref> It then flows through [[Udumbanchola]], [[Devikulam]], [[Kothamangalam]], [[Muvattupuzha]], [[Kunnathunad]]u, [[Aluva]], [[Kodungallur]] and [[North Paravur|Paravur]]. Panniyar is the source of drinking water for [[Rajakumari, Idukki district|Rajakumari]], [[Rajakkad]], [[Santhanpara|Shanthanpara]] and Senapati in Idukki district. <ref>{{cite web|title=Santhanpara panchayat comes to the rescue of Panniyar from slow death|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/good-news/santhanpara-panchayat-comes-to-the-rescue-of-panniyar-from-slow-death-kerala-river-pollution-1.1664323|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-05-03|title=പന്നിയാര്‍ പുഴ ഒഴുകി തുടങ്ങി. മാലിന്യം ഇല്ലാതെ....|url=http://highrangevartha.com/2020/05/03/panniyarriver/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=ഹൈറേഞ്ച് വാര്‍ത്ത|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Waters of Kerala}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Kerala]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]
[[Category:Rivers of Idukki district]]

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