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The '''Iril River''' is a river that runs through the eastern suburbs of the city of [[Imphal]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Manipur]], [[India]]. The name Iril derives from two words ''Ee'' and ''Rei/Ree''. The [[Meitei language|Meitei]] word ''Ee'', which means ''blood'', and the word ''Rei/Ree'', of [[Sopvoma language|Poumai]] origin, means ''river''. It would be appropriate to call the Iril the "river of blood".

==Course==
It originates from Lakhamai village, and flows through Ngamju Village. (The people of Ngamju called it ''Vaeri''.) Ngamju is a [[Poumai Naga]] village situated along the bank of the Iril River. The river then runs through Saikul, Sagolmang area and flows through [[Lamlai]], Top, [[Naharup]], Pangong, and Irilbung before it joins with the [[Imphal River]]. It is fed with fresh water from the streams, very clear. The water supplies a plant located in [[Porompat]].
It is one of the headstreams of the [[Manipur River]].<ref name="SS_2006">{{cite book |author=Sutapa Sengupta |title=Rivers and Riverine Landscape in North East India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oDA7D2W25lgC&pg=PA19 |year=2006 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-276-5 |page=19 }}</ref>
The Iril River still has a large population of [[endangered]] indigenous fish called ngaton, Meitei sareng. These fish are captured by local fisherman in the months of July and August.

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Manipur]]
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[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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