Kuttanad in Kerala, India is India's only region which is below sea level. It elevation ranges from 0.6 metre to 2.2 metres below sea level. Most of the region is waterlogged throughout the year, with 500 square kilometres of the region below sea level. Kuttanad is one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea level. The region has a population of 1.8 million and comes under the Alappuzha district. Four major Kerala rivers, the Pampa, Meenachil, the Achankovil and the Manimala flow into Kutinad. Despite being surrounded by water, the area faces an acute potable water shortage, with water being supplied only twice a week. Crops grown in Kuttinad include rice, bananas, casava and yams. ==References== * ''[http://www.countercurrents.org/en-suchitra150703.htm Thirst Below Sea Level]'', M Suchitra, ''The Hindu'', 2003-07-15 * [http://www.kvves.com/kerala/alappuzha.htm Alappuzha, Kerala, India, kvves.com, Important places], [http://www.kvves.com Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi] Regions of India Kerala
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Kuttanad in Kerala, India is India's only region which is below sea level. It elevation ranges from 0.6 metre to 2.2 metres below sea level. Most of the region is waterlogged throughout the year, with 500 square kilometres of the region below sea level. Kuttanad is one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea level. The region has a population of 1.8 million and comes under the Alappuzha district. Four major Kerala rivers, the Pampa, Meenachil, the Achankovil and the Manimala flow into Kutinad. Despite being surrounded by water, the area faces an acute potable water shortage, with water being supplied only twice a week. Crops grown in Kuttinad include rice, bananas, casava and yams. ==References== * ''[http://www.countercurrents.org/en-suchitra150703.htm Thirst Below Sea Level]'', M Suchitra, ''The Hindu'', 2003-07-15 * [http://www.kvves.com/kerala/alappuzha.htm Alappuzha, Kerala, India, kvves.com, Important places], [http://www.kvves.com Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi] Regions of India Kerala
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