# Kalpathy River

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The '''Kalpathy River''', also known as the '''Kalpathipuzha''', is one of the main [tributaries](/source/tributaries) of the [Bharathapuzha River](/source/Bharathapuzha_River), the second-longest river in [Kerala](/source/Kerala), [south India](/source/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>

The Kalpathipuzha originates in the upper slopes of the [Western Ghats](/source/Western_Ghats) deep inside [Palakkad](/source/Palakkad) district from the place called [Chenthamarakulam](/source/Chenthamarakulam) in the hills, north of [Walayar](/source/Walayar). It is formed from the confluence of four tributaries, namely the [Malampuzha River](/source/Malampuzha_River), [Walayar River](/source/Walayar_River), [Korayar River](/source/Korayar_River), and [Varattar River](/source/Varattar_River). The [Malampuzha Dam](/source/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.

One of the problems faced by the Kalpathipuzha, like most other rivers in Kerala, is [illegal sand mining](/source/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](/source/Water_Hyacinth) and other shrubs.

==Other tributaries of the Kalpathy==
*[Korayar](/source/Korayar)
*[Varattar](/source/Varattar)
*[Walayar](/source/Walayar_River)
*[Malampuzha](/source/Malampuzha)

== References ==
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Category:Rivers of Palakkad district
Category:Bharathappuzha

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