Vembanad Lake

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embanad Lake is the longest and largest lake in the state of Kerala spanning over three different districts -Alappuzhain the south,Ernakulamin the North &Kottayamin the East separated from the Arab...

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Places of Importance:Thanneermukkom Barrage
An artificial hydraulic barrierThanneermukkom saltwater barrier wasbuiltin the year1975under theKuttanad Development Scheme
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February 2
Largest Lake in Kerala
Vembanad Lake
Longest Lake in India
Vembanad Lake
Largest artificial/man-made island in India
Willingdon Island
Second Largest Port in the west coast of India
Kochi Port
Largest wetland ecosystem in India
Sunderbans Wetland, West Bengal (4230 Sq.km)
South India's Largest Wetland ecosystem
Vembanad-Kol Wetland
Vembanad-Kol Wetlandwas included inRamsar Siteson
November 2002
Longest rail bridge in Kerala
Vembanad Rail Bridge(4.62 Km)
Vembanad Rail Bridge connects
Edappally&Vallarpadam (Kochi) across Vembanad Lake
Andhakaranazhi connects the Arabian sea and
Vembanad lake
Longest railway bridge in India
Bogibeel bridge(4.94 Km), Arunachal Pradesh
Kuttanad Development Project submitted by
P.H. Vaidyanathan (Chief Engineer)
Supreme Court's Judges who issued the Maradu Demolition order
Arun Mishra & Navin Sinha