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The climate of Thiruvananthapuram district is generally hot and tropical. Large forest reserves have a favorable effect on the climate and induce rains. Cold weather is experienced in the mountain ranges. Lower down, the weather is bracing, and generally hot in the coastal regions.
Karamana is a river flowing through the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. The river starts near the southern tip of the Western Ghats (Sahyadri Mountains) at Agastyar Koodam . The river flows 66 km westward and merges with the Arabian Sea at Panathura near Kovalam . [ 1 ]
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In the proceeding 48 hours, the state received 310 mm (12 in) of rain. Almost all dams had been opened since the water had risen close to overflow levels due to heavy rainfall, which flooded local low-lying areas. [20] [21] For the first time in the state's history, 35 [14] of its 54 [15] dams had been opened.
Rain water sample (left) and after the particles settled (right). Dried sediment (centre) The Kerala red rain phenomenon was a blood rain event that occurred in Wayanad district of southern Indian state Kerala on Monday, 15 July 1957 and the colour subsequently turned yellow [1] and also 25 July to 23 September 2001, when heavy downpours of red-coloured rain fell sporadically in Kerala ...
Kallar is 45 km from Thiruvananthapuram, while the town of Ponmudi is a further 15 km away. The Vamanapuram River flows through the town. [2] Torrential rain can raise the level of the river and sweep away things that come in its way; recently, several dental college students of Trivandrum died in flash floods.
Peppara Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Karamana River in Trivandrum District. It is built by the Kerala Water Authority in 1983 has a catchment area of 83 km 2 and receives an average rain fall of 481 cm. The 423m long dam unifies all upper tributaries of the Karamana river and water flow to Aruvikkara is regulated to suit the needs of the ...
Thiruvananthapuram was listed as one of the top ten cities in India on Vibrancy and Consumption Index by a study conducted by global financial services firm Morgan Stanley. [117] State- and central-government employees make up a large percentage of the city's workforce. [116] Thiruvananthapuram is a major aerospace research