Gambhir River (Rajasthan)
Gambhir River Utangan River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Karauli, Rajasthan |
Mouth | Yamuna |
• coordinates | 26°59′00″N 78°26′49″E / 26.9833°N 78.4469°E |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Banganga, Sesa, Kher, Churaho, Parbati |
Waterbodies | Khandip Dam |
The Gambhir River, which is also known as the Utangan River, is an ephemeral (seasonal) river in India which originates in Rajasthan state and confluences with Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.[1] Important tributaries of the Gambhir are Banganga, Sesa, Kher, Churaho and Parbati.[2][clarification needed][3]
It originates near
It supplies water to the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
Basin
Origin
It originates from
Drainage
Issues and conservation
Previously a perennial river, it has now become seasonal due to over-exploitation of water resources, lack of conservation actions and climate change. Since it is also the lifeline for the Keoladeo National Park, its conservation is urgently needed.
Meghadootam
Kalidasa in his poem "Meghadootam" beautifully describes the river Gambhira. There the poet said to Megha, "She is eager to receive you, so do not look away from her.[7] Don't pick up the rest of her watery clothes, which by default are skinny and like handcuffs that are like riverbanks." It can be read as a temporary river status.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Gambhir-Utangan River: Origin, Tributaries, Basin, Dam and Concerns," Rajasthan Ras, 12 May 2017
- ISBN 978-93-89184-29-7.
- ISBN 978-93-89184-29-7.
- ^ Tiwari, Arun (2006). Arvari Sansad. Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS).
- ^ Singh, Rajendra (2014). Sikhti Sikhati Arvari Nadi. TBS.
- ^ Patel, Jashbhai (1997). STORY OF RIVULET ARVARI (From DEATH TO REBIRTH). TBS.
- ^ The Megha duta; or, Cloud messenger: a poem, in the Sanscrit language. Upendra Lal Das. 1890. pp. Verse 40.
- ^ The Megha duta; or, Cloud messenger: a poem, in the Sanscrit language. Upendra Lal Das. 1890. pp. Verse 41.
External links
- Gabhir river, Rajasthan Irrigation Department.