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Mahé River (also known as Mayyazhipuzha or the English Channel of India) is a river in South India. It flows through the state of Kerala and the coastal exclave of Mahé in Puducherry.

Mahé River (Mayyazhipuzha)
Location
Country	India
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Western Ghats
Mouth
• location	Arabian Sea
Length	54 km (34 mi)
Basin size	394 km2 (152 sq mi)[1]

The flow of the river

The Mahé River originates in the slopes of the Western Ghats part of the Wayanad district. Initially the river flows through the hilly eastern towns of the Kozhikode district like Vilangad, Vanimel, Jathiyeri, Perod and Nadapuram. Then the river enters into the Malabar plains where it flows through several towns namely, Parakkadavu, Kadavathur, Peringathur, Eramala, Kunnumkara, Kariyad and Peringandi.[2] Then the river flows through the northern boundary of the Union Territory of Mahé and empties into the Arabian Sea.

Economy

The influence on the economy of the region traversed by the river is very little. The river has been used for inland navigation and transportation of articles from interior villages to Mahé and back, in olden days. The government of Puducherry has planned to build a fishing harbour at the estuary of the river. However owing to technical reasons the harbour, which is under construction, is on the beach adjacent to the estuary. To enhance tourist potential of Mahé a Riverside Walkway, originating from the Water Sports Complex at Manjakkal, Mahé, on the banks of the river stretching out to the breakwater of the [Fishing Harbour]is also being built by the government of Puducherry.[3]

Trivia

M. Mukundan's magnum opus novel Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil (P. 1974 ; Malayalam for "On the banks of the Mahé River"), celebrates this river. Mayyazhi river known as the "English channel" in India during the period of British rule, because it separated British-ruled Tellicherry from French-ruled Mahé.^{[citation needed]} It is the most polluted river in God's Own Country.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of rivers in Kerala
• List of dams and reservoirs in Kerala
• List of rivers in India

References

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