Shetrunji River

Coordinates: 21°19′N 72°07′E / 21.317°N 72.117°E / 21.317; 72.117
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Shetrunji
Location
CountryIndia
StateGujarat
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGir Jungle, near Dalkahwa, Amreli, Gujarat
Mouth 
 • location
Arabian Sea, India
Length277 km (172 mi)
Basin size5,636 square kilometres (2,176 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationArabian Sea
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSatali, Thebi, Gagario, Rajaval, Kharo
 • rightShel, Khari, Talaji

Shetrunji River (alternate: Satrunji) is an eastward-flowing river in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, in western India.

Geography

It rises northeast of the Gir Hills, near Dhari in Amreli district. Its course begins east-northeast along a lineament which runs parallel to the Narmada Fault,[1] passes north of Palitana's hills, Shatrunjaya, then in a southeasterly direction past Talaja Hill, through a peninsula, before reaching the Gulf of Cambay, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Goapnath Point.[2][3] It has two mouths, one situated approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of the point, and the other being an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north.[4] Situated 4.5 miles (7.2 km) eastward of the river's mouth is Sultanpur Shoal.[2]

Shetrunji's basin has a maximum length of 227 kilometres (141 mi). The total catchment area of the basin is 5,636 square kilometres (2,176 sq mi).[5] Along with the Ghelo, Kalubhar, and the Vagad Rivers, the Shetrunji is a principal river of the district,[6] and the second largest river in the region of Saurashtra. The brackish stream, Gagadio, joins the Shetrunji about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Krankach.[7] Khodiyar Mata is an approximately 50 feet (15 m) waterfall near Dhari. The topography is a mix of hills and plains.

Features

The Palitana dam was built in 1959 across the river at Nani-Rajasthali and represents Shetrunji's irrigation scheme.[8] This scheme is meant to provide river water to a cultivation area of 56,000–86,000 acres (23,000–35,000 ha) of land.[9] Shetrunji supplies drinking water to Bhavnagar.[10] A small port is located at Sultanpur.[2]

Culture

Derasars
are located at the banks of the river near to the Shatrunjaya hills.

A shrine of Khodiyar Mata is situated within the Shetrunji's lower reaches.[citation needed] Middle to Upper Palaeolithic sites have been found along the river.[11] Archaeological exploration along the river has noted 22 settlements which date circa 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. The sites included nine fishing villages, a mixed use fishing-agrarian village, a mixed use agrarian-salt-farming village, as well as a regional centre. Of these, Padri village dates to the Harappan period, while Hathab village was the largest in the lower river valley,[12]

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-7019-270-1
    . Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c United States. Hydrographic Office (1920). Publications, Issue 159 (Public domain ed.). pp. 345–. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ^ Chopra, Pran Nath (1992). Encyclopaedia of India. Rima Publishing House. p. 105. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. ^ United States. Naval Oceanographic Office (1976). Sailing directions for the west coast of India: Includes Ceylon and Maldive, and Laccadive Islands. p. 132. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Shetrunji River". guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in, Government of Gujarat. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  6. ^ India. Director of Census Operations, Gujarat (2006). Census of India, 2001: District Census Handbook. A & B. Village & town directory; Village panchayat & townwise primary census abstract 1-25 in 28 v.: [1] Ahmadabad (2 pts.). Controller of Publications. p. 10. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ^ Gujarat (India) (1972). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Surat. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. pp. 10, 619. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  8. ISBN 978-1-4020-5180-7
    . Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  9. ^ State Transport Review. Vol. 10. 1959. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  10. ISBN 978-81-7387-183-2
    . Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  11. ^ Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. order of the Governor-General of India. 2007. p. 121. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  12. ISBN 978-0-521-01109-9
    . Retrieved 22 December 2012.

21°19′N 72°07′E / 21.317°N 72.117°E / 21.317; 72.117

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