Kallar Basin

The Kallar river basin is located in Thoothukudi district. This basin is surrounded by Vaippar basin on the north, Tamiraparani basin on the west and south and the Gulf of Mannar on the east. The Kallar basin falls in 8°41’00” N – 9°10’30”, East Longitude 77°48’00” – 78°15’00” covering an area of 1509 sq.km.

 

The Kallar Basin consists of 3 Sub-Basins and their areal extent are as follows

 

Name of the Sub-basins

Total area of the Sub-basin (km2)

Chalikulamar

230.11

Kallar

669.77

Korampallam

606.78



Hydrological Variables

Base Period (1985-2014)                     Near Century (2021-2050)

PCP - Precipitation; SURQ - Surface Runoff; ET - Evapotranspiration - All units are in mm

Climate Risk

Base Period (1985-2014)                     Near Century (2021-2050)