Mohana River

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Mohana River
Mohani River
Location
Country India
State Jharkhand, Bihar
CityItkhori
Physical characteristics
SourceKorambe Pahar
 • locationHazaribagh district
Mouth Falgu River
 • location
Gaya district
 • coordinates
 24°43′41″N85°00′47″E / 24.72806°N 85.01306°E / 24.72806; 85.01306

The Mohana River (also called Mohani River/Mohane River) flows through the Hazaribagh, Chatra and Gaya districts in the Indian states of Jharkhand and Bihar.

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Course

The Mohana originates on Korambe Pahar on the Hazaribagh plateau near Bendi village, 19.3 kilometres (12.0 mi) from Hazaribagh [1] [2] [3] It drains the upper part of the plateau. [3] The western portion of the Hazaribagh plateau constitutes a broad watershed between the Damodar drainage on the south and the Lilajan (also called Niranjana) and Mohana rivers on the north. [1]

The Mohana then runs north past Itkhori, descends into the Gaya Plains, and crosses the Grand Trunk Road / NH 2 at the foot of the Danua pass. Near Itkhori it intersects the Chatra-Chauparan Road with its wide and sandy channel. 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) below Bodh Gaya it unites with the Lilajan (Niranjana) to form the Falgu. [3] [4] When it goes past the Barabar Hills, it again takes the name of Mohana, and divides into two branches. [4]

Waterfalls

In the long range of hills south of the border of Gaya district, well inside Chatra district, there are two waterfalls of the Mohana. The first at Tamasin is at the head of deep valley where the river plunges abruptly down a high steep face of black rock in to a shady pool below and then dashes down a gloomy gorge of strangely contorted rock; the lower falls at Hariakhal presents a scene of more placid beauty, as here the river, issuing through a picturesque glen, glides down the sloping slide of red rocks into a still, large pond surrounded by high wooden banks. Tamasin is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Chatra town. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Hazaribagh district" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Gaya – the Pithrukshetra" . Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Lister, Edward (October 2009). Hazaribagh By Edward Lister. BiblioBazaar. ISBN   9781115792752 . Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  4. 1 2 O'Malley, L. S. S. (2007). Bengal District Gazetteer : Gaya By L.S.S. O'malley. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   9788172681371 . Retrieved 2 May 2010.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ O'Malley, L. S. S. (2007). Bengal District Gazaetter - Gaya By L.S.S. O'malley. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   9788172681371 . Retrieved 5 May 2010.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ "Tourism". Tama Sin. Retrieved 5 May 2010.


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