Katli river

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Katli River
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Katli River in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
Location
Country India
State Rajasthan
Districts Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Churu
Villages Ganeshwar, Khandela, Guhala, Panchlangi, Bagholi, Ponkh, Kakrana, Deeppura, Mainpura, Norangpura, Gadhla Kalan, Khatkar, Ked, Batiwar,Basmana, Shivnathpura, Natas, Hansalsar, Gowla, Bharaunda khurd, Vrindavan, Makhar, Islampur, Chnana, Solana, Sultana, Bagar, Sulkhania
Physical characteristics
SourceGaneshwar Hills
  location Aravalli Range, Ganeshwar, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
  coordinates 27°40.735′N75°51.3867′E / 27.678917°N 75.8564450°E / 27.678917; 75.8564450
Length100 km (62 mi)
Width 
  minimum50 m (160 ft)
  maximum500 m (1,600 ft)

The Katli River is a rainfed seasonal river of Shekhawati region of Rajasthan in India. [1] [2]

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It originates from Aravalli Range and empties in center of its Inland drainage basin in northwest region of Churu district. Its length is little more than a hundred Kilometers and mostly flows through Jhunjhunu District for entire of its length. The Katli river is the main source of coarse sand used for construction in its nearby region. [3]

Ganeshwar civilization

Ganeshwar is a village in Neem Ka Thana Tehsil in the Sikar District. Excavations have revealed ancient sites, with remains of a 4000 years old civilization. The site is located at source of river Kantali, which used to join river Drishadvati, near Soni-Bhadra on the north.

Historian Ratan Lal Mishra wrote that, Red pottery with black portraiture was found which is estimated to be belonging to 2500–2000 BC was found when Ganeshwar was excavated in 1977.[ citation needed ]

Ganeshwar is located near the copper mines of the Sikar-Jhunjhunu area of the Khetri copper belt in Rajasthan. It mainly supplied copper objects to Harappa.[ citation needed ]

Copper objects, microliths & pottery were found throughout the deposits.[ citation needed ]

Copper objects included arrowheads, spearheads, fish hooks, bangles and chisels. Microliths, discovered here, represent a highly evolved geometric industry, the principal tool-types being blunted-back blades, obliquely-blunted blades, lunates, triangles and points. The raw materials employed for the industry include quartz, garnet, and occasionally jasper. The Pottery found represents OCP culture and includes storage jars, vases, basins, bowls, lids and miniature pots. [4]

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References

  1. "इसलिए कहते हैं इसे काटली नदी, ये अनूठा वीडियो देख आपको भी हो जाएगा यकीन". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. Now a strong plea for water auditing
  3. "काटली नदी में 23 साल बाद आया उफान, लोगों में दौड़ी खुशी की लहर". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. "Ganeshwar: Archaeological Site of Rajasthan". RajRAS - Rajasthan RAS. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

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