Vembanad Lake, in Kerala, holds which distinction among India's lakes?

It is India's longest lake, running about 96 kilometres. Vembanad is the longest lake in India. It stretches along the Kerala coast across four districts. These are Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Thrissur. It is a lagoon and floodplain complex and a Ramsar site since 2002. Memory hook: longest lake, locked by a bund, farmed below the sea. Read more: Vembanad Lake and the Kerala Backwaters.

In which year was the Vembanad-Kol Wetland designated a Ramsar site?

2002. The wetland was designated on 19 August 2002. It covers 1,51,250 hectares across four districts. The Ramsar factsheet lists it as a lagoon and floodplain complex. The other years are real dates in the Vembanad story, which makes them tempting. Memory hook: Ramsar in 2002. Read more: Vembanad Lake and the Kerala Backwaters.

What is the main purpose of the Thanneermukkom Bund built across Vembanad Lake?

To stop tidal salt water from entering Kuttanad. The bund keeps tidal salt water from the Arabian Sea out of the low lands of Kuttanad. Paddy needs fresh water. It was built across the lake in 1975. The lake is now split into brackish and fresh parts. Memory hook: the bund locks out the salt. Read more: Vembanad Lake and the Kerala Backwaters.

The Kuttanad farming system, recognised by the FAO as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, is unique in India for which reason?

It grows rice below sea level. Kuttanad is the only system in India that favours rice cultivation below sea level. Farmers wall in fields called polders. The water is then pumped out by oil engines or electric motors. It got the FAO status in 2013. Memory hook: rice below the sea. Read more: Vembanad Lake and the Kerala Backwaters.

When was the first official Nehru Trophy Boat Race held?

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