Before the name 'Iritty,' made the first cry, this land was nourished by two main rivers, one Barapuzha and
Bavalipuzha . People started calling both the rivers confluence as Iratta puzha ( Double River & 'Puzha' means River ), and in course of
time the land became Iritty...
Iritty , one of the beautiful hill side towns in the north Malabar of Kerala. The beauty of Iritty lies together with the
unique rivers, streams, green hills and valleys.
The main Streams of Iritty river are by the three rivers such as Bavali river, Aralam river and Veni river.
Pazhassi Dam shutters are usually closed in the months of November
to June . And big reservoir lake is formed up to Ayyappankavu in Bavali, up to Vallithodu in
Barapuzha and up to Perumpazhassi in Aralam River. From Kuyilur, the river becomes Irikkur River
and flows about 18 km towards west and joins with Sreekandapuram River, then it becomes
Valapattanam River. It merges into the Arabian sea at the Azheekkal estuary.
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The main Streams of Iritty river are Bavali river, Aralam river & Veni river
Bavali River:
Originates from the northern slopes of Brahmagiri forests of Karnataka
and reaches Ambayathode after flowing 20 km. Further it flows through the Kottiyur Reserve forest
and Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary. (There is no connection between this stream and the Bavali River in
Waynad district except similarity in name ). Chekuthan thode from Valad in Waynad, joins with
Sreelankan thode and becomes Ambayathode , then Ambayathode merges with Bavali.
Aralam River:
Starts from the Kottappuram mala in Karnataka, and flows 20 km
through Aralam wild life sanctuary to reach Ayyappankavu, where Aralam River meets Bavali. It is
when Aralam River joins Bavali, becomes the wider and deeper Iritty River.
Barapuzha (Veni River):
Other major stream of Iritty river is Veni River ( Barapuzha - Vallithode
river ). That starts from Makkuttam - forest and one branch coming from Karnataka forest through
Peratta that joins at Koottupuzha to form Vallithode river. Veni river meets Aralam-Bavali river at
Vattiyara near Iritty. From this confluence, they flow 8 km towards west to reach the Kuyilur Barrage
of Pazhassi Dam ( Pazhassi-Irrigation Project ) and flows uninterrupted during monsoon season.
