Shivnath River
Shivnath River (or Seonath River) is the longest tributary of Mahanadi River, which it joins in Khargahni in Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh, India. It has a total course of 290 kilometres (180 mi). The name comes for the god Shiva in Hinduism.
| Shivnath River Shivanath River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | शिवनाथ नदी |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| City | Durg |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pana aras Hill |
| • location | Rajnandgaon , Chhattisgarh |
| Mouth | Mahanadi |
• location | Shivrinarayan, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh |
| Length | 383 km (238 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mahanadi at Shivrinarayan |
Sources
Shivnath originates from Panabaras Hill, 624 metres (2,047 ft) above sea level in the Ambagarh Chowki division of Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh.
Course
The river flows in the north-east direction for 300 kilometres (190 mi) from its source and joins the Mahanadi River near the town Shivrinarayan.[1][2][3][4]
Sale
The river was sold by the government of Madhya Pradesh to Radius Water Limited in 1998, to much controversy by locals.[5] Arvind Kejriwal discussed this controversy in his book Swaraj.
References
- "Trade treaty trauma on nature - River activist apprehends WTO air strike in globalised world". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- "Shivnath River". Mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- Sharad K. Jain; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; Vijay P. Singh (16 May 2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. ISBN 9781402051807. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- "Rivers of Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ़ की नदियां - इंडिया वाटर पोर्टल (हिन्दी)". Hindi.indiawaterportal.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- Makarand Purohit (3 June 2013). "The 15-year old battle for the Shivnath river still rages!". India Water Portal.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.