Thanneermukkom, a 1252-meter-long saltwater barrier built to prevent saltwater intrusion into Kuttanad, is one of this lake's most notable features.
06 July 2021 Current Affairs:Kerala houseboats on Vembanad Lake are set to launch soon, in the midst of a massive vaccination campaign.
Highlights:
♦ It is Kerala's largest and India's longest lake.
♦ Meenachil, Achankovil, Pampa, and Manimala rivers are the sources of these rivers.
♦ Vallam Kali (also known as the Nehru Trophy Boat Race) is an annual Snake Boat Race held in Vembanad Lake in August.
♦ The lake was added to the Ramsar Convention list in 2002.
♦ After the Sundarbans in West Bengal, it is India's second-largest Ramsar site.
♦ The National Wetlands Conservation Programme has also identified the Vembanad wetland.
♦ The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located on the lake's east coast.
♦ Willingdon Island, a seaport in the city of Kochi, was carved out of Vembana in 2019.
♦ Thanneermukkom, a 1252-meter-long saltwater barrier built to prevent saltwater intrusion into Kuttanad, is one of this lake's most notable features.
Highlights:
♦ It is Kerala's largest and India's longest lake.
♦ Meenachil, Achankovil, Pampa, and Manimala rivers are the sources of these rivers.
♦ Vallam Kali (also known as the Nehru Trophy Boat Race) is an annual Snake Boat Race held in Vembanad Lake in August.
♦ The lake was added to the Ramsar Convention list in 2002.
♦ After the Sundarbans in West Bengal, it is India's second-largest Ramsar site.
♦ The National Wetlands Conservation Programme has also identified the Vembanad wetland.
♦ The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located on the lake's east coast.
♦ Willingdon Island, a seaport in the city of Kochi, was carved out of Vembana in 2019.
♦ Thanneermukkom, a 1252-meter-long saltwater barrier built to prevent saltwater intrusion into Kuttanad, is one of this lake's most notable features.