Kumarakom is named at the group of villages which are situated by the side of Vembanad Lake.
(prHWY.com) September 25, 2012 - kerala, India -- Kumarakom is named at the group of villages which are situated by the side of Vembanad Lake. A trip to Kumarakom, Kerala would make one come to know about the pivot role that is played by Vembanad Lake and the Kumarakom backwaters. There are lo0cal houseboats available from Kettuvalloms backwater station to visit different landmark attractions of Kumarakom backwaters of Kerala. There are other reasons why Kumarakom backwater is famous and attract many tourists every year.
Why Kerala backwater is famous?
1. Connects large lakes and rivers: Because the backwaters of Kerala lies parallel to the Malabar Coast or Arabian Sea coast, it has the wide range of network which includes five large lakes that are linked through canals (manmade and natural both), fed by 38 rivers and virtually extends to half of the surface area of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the sea waves and the shore currents which have created low barrier islands across the mouths of many big rivers which flow down from the ranges of Western Ghats.
2. Leading waterway: The backwaters of Kerala are the connection bridge of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets. A labyrinthine system which is formed by more than 900 kilometers of waterways is also formed in these backwaters. Sometimes, the length of this system matches with the length of American Bayou. There are numbers of town and cities are located in the midst of this landscape which acts as the beginning and end points of backwater cruises. The National Waterway No. 3 covers a distance of about 205 km from Kollam to Kottapuram. This is the leading waterway which facilitates both cargo movement and backwater tourism.
3. Ecosystem - The Kerala backwaters are the masters of unique ecosystem. The rivers freshwater meets the seawater of Arabian Sea. A barrage has been built at Vembanad Kayal, located near Kumarakom. This barrage prevent the salt water to enter the deep inside and it keeps the fresh water intact. Such fresh water is being utilized for irrigation purposes. Vembanad Kayal is boredered by Alleypey, Kollayam and Ernakulam districts. This is said to be the longest lake of the state which covers the area of 200 km. Alleypey is considered as "Venice of the East" because it possesses the largest network of canals.
Houseboat Kumarakom backwater
One can book houseboat in Kumarakom backwater to interact with many amazing species of aquatic crabs, frogs, mudskippers and water birds like kingfishers, darters and cormorants and various animals like turtles and otters which live in and alongside the backwaters.
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