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Recently, the Ministry of Tourism organised a webinar- ‘Exploring River Nila’ as a part of the Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series. Between which of the following states, does the river Nila flows?
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Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
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Kerala and Karnataka
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Karnataka and Maharashtra
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D |
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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Explanation :
- River Nila is also known as Bharathapuzha and Ponnani.
- It is the second longest river in Kerala with a length of 209 kilometers.
Origin
- The river originates in the Annamalai hills located in the Western Ghats region in Tamil Nadu.
Course
- It flows in the west direction along with the many of its tributaries including the Tirur River through Palakkad Gap, Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts of Kerala.
- The Kannadippuzha and Kalpathippuza, the tributaries of Bharathapuzha meet at Parli and flows in the west direction as Bharathapuzha River.
- The Bharathapuzha River then surrenders itself into the Arabian Sea at Ponnani.
Main Tributaries
- Gayathripuzha River, Kannadipuzha River, Kalpathipuzha River and Thuthapuzha River are the main tributaries of the Bharathapuzha.
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