Kamala River
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Kamala River (कमला नदी) originates from Nepal and flows through Indian state of Bihar. It is a tributary of Ganges.
Variants
Kamala River (कमला नदी) (AS, p.138)
Course
The Kamala originates from Churia Range near Maithan which is near Sindhuliagarhi in Sindhuli District of Nepal at an elevation of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).[1][2] It flows in a southerly direction crossing Kamala Khoj area and after passing through a gorge above Chauphat it flows into the terai area of Nepal at Chisapani.[3] The Kamala forms the border between Siraha and Dhanusa districts in the terai. During the monsoon the river swells up and thus causes devastating river bank erosion.[4] Tao River and Baijnath Khola River merges with Kamala at Maini.[5]
It enters Indian territory in Madhubani district in Bihar, 3.5 kms upstream of Jainagar. A barrage known as Kamala barrage has been constructed by the State Government near Jainagar. It joins the river Kareh (Bagmati) at Badlaghat in Khagaria district[6] and the combined stream flows into the Koshi nearby. While one of its branches leads to the Bagmati another leads to the Kosi.[7]
In the lower reaches it follows the course of the Balan and is therefore also known as Kamala-Balan.[8]
Tributaries: The main tributaries of the Kamala River are the Tao, Baijnath Khola,[9] Mainawati, Dhauri, Soni, Balan, Trisula, and Chadaha.[10]
History
कमला नदी
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[11] ने लेख किया है ...कमला नदी (AS, p.138) - यह गंगा की सहायक नदी है. कमला नदी को घुगरी भी कहते हैं। यह नेपाल के हिमालय महाभारत पहाड़ से निकलकर करगोला (जिला पूर्णिया, बिहार) के पास गंगा में मिलती है।
कमला नदी नेपाल की तराई से होती हुई जयनगर की सीमा से बिहार में प्रवेश करती है। यह पहले जीवछ कमला कहलाती थी। यह मिथिला की प्रसिद्ध नदी है और पुण्य की दृष्टि से गंगा के बाद मिथिला में इसी का स्थान है। इस क्षेत्र में इस नदी को कमला माई कहा जाता है। यह दरभंगा प्रमण्डल में प्रवाहित होकर कोसी से मिल जाती है। इसकी प्रमुख सहायक नदियों में सोनी, ढोरी और बलान नदियाँ हैं। वर्षा के समय नदी काफ़ी बाढ़ लाती है, जिससे काफ़ी क्षति होती है।[12]
External links
References
- ↑ Flood Management Information System, Water Resource Department, Bihar.
- ↑ Sharad K. Jain; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; Vijay P. Singh. "Hydrology and Water Resources of India". P. 359. Google books. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ Sharad K. Jain; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; Vijay P. Singh. "Hydrology and Water Resources of India". P. 359. Google books. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "Projects". River Basin Programme, Sindhuli 2007. Development Project Service Centre, DEPROSC Nepal.
- ↑ "Kamala River".
- ↑ "River Basin". Flood Management Information System, Water Resource Department, Bihar.
- ↑ "Kamala River".
- ↑ Sharad K. Jain; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; Vijay P. Singh. "Hydrology and Water Resources of India". P. 359.
- ↑ "Kamala River".
- ↑ "River Basin". Flood Management Information System, Water Resource Department, Bihar.
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.138
- ↑ भारतकोश-कमलानदी
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