4. Famous tourist place in kerala.
Vembanad lake – biggest backwater in kerala
The riversPamba,Muvattupuzha,Meenachil,
Manimala and Achankovil join the vembanad Lake
Lying below sea level
The salinity causes scarcity of drinking water
Damages agriculture
‘Oruvellam’
5. Seeds of paddy-Chambavu and karuthachara
Water wheels used for draining
Sproted seeds were sown in the prepared paddy
field.
Wormbasket were used for distruction of pests
Black soil –suitable for paddy cultivation
Janmi-Kudiyan system was followed
Adiyalar(bonded labourers)- ‘Onappanikkar’
6. Canoes –transportation of commodities.
‘Kettuvallam’
Canoeists –soap,indigo,needles,glass,knives and
vessels.
Canoeists – ‘Muttakkar’
KSWTC- kerala state water transport corporation.
Most of the houses in kuttanad are built on the
banks of rivers or canals.
Canoes were essential for travel.
7. Growing duck in the swamp and canal.
Collect shells –black shells and white shells.
Black shells- Thanneermukkam and muhamma.
White shells –kumarakom
Immersing the coconut husk in to the
backwatersoaking it to become soft and beating it
nicely to make coir.
Fishing-karimeen, vala, chemmeen, pallathy,paral
etc.
Travel through water
8. Over use of Chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Spread of african weeds.
Soking of the coconut husk.
The construction of Thanneermukkam Bund saline
water entry was stopped but this has resulting in
the decrease in the number of these prawns.
Thanneermukkam bund – stagnation of water.
