Kanhan River
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
- For village of this name see Kanhan Chhindwara
Kanhan River (कन्हान नदी) is an important right bank tributary of the Wainganga River draining a large area lying south of Satpura range in central India. Along its 275 km run through the Indian States of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, it receives its largest tributary - Pench River, a major water source for the metropolis of Nagpur.
Variants
- Kanhan (कन्हान)
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Kanhaiya (Jat clan) = Kanhan River. Kanhan River rises on the slopes of the hills at the southern edge of the Satpura range to the north of Damua and west of Junnardeo towns in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India. Kanhan River flows in the Southern direction through the western parts of Chhindwara Tehsil and mixes with the Wainganga River. Author (Laxman Burdak) visited on 29.05.1990.
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The Kanhan River rises on the slopes of the hills at the southern edge of the Satpura range to the north of Damua and west of Junnardeo towns in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Course Within Madhya Pradesh
The Kanhan is Wainganga's longest tributary, at 275 km. It rises in the southern spurs of the Satpura Range in the north-western region of Chhindwara District. Flowing south from its origin, Damua is the first town it encounters. Here it intersects the town and allows for its flow to be controlled by means of a dam. It then runs along a south & southeastern direction, meandering through the countryside of Chhindwara District where it has been productively harnessed for growing Tur dal and cotton. The river comes to lie about 5 km to the south of Deogarh Fort where it humbly receives an insignificant tributary. Upon reaching the town of Ramkona it is crossed by a rail bridge as well as another road bridge which supports NH-26 B. Nearly at the end of its course in Madhya Pradesh at Razadi Borgaon, it is joined by Jam River, and for a short distance provides a natural boundary with adjoining state Maharashtra.
Course Within Maharashtra
Within Maharashtra the river is at its widest at Kamptee in Nagpur district where it receives the Pench River - a left bank tributary and its largest one. Another tributary connecting it at its right bank is Kolar River - the spill off from Kolar Dam. The river now comes to be at the northeast of Nagpur from which it receives the metropolitan city's effluent waste by way of the Nag River. A little further from Kamptee, it flows along the town Kanhan - its etymology derived from the river. Situated alongside the town is a large coal mine, one of the many coal mines situated along its river basin. From here the river flows south-east and ends its course by joining the Wainganga at the village of Ambora in Nagpur District.
Places on Kanhan River
Places on Kanhan River: Damua → Sindarai Guraiyathar (left) + Machihat Mal (Right) → Sangam (L)+Rahap (R) → Bijagora → Kohat Mal → Karaghat Kamthi & Deogarh Fort (L) + Narayan Ghat (R) → Jamghat (R) → More Ghat → Chhindboh → Khapa → Jobani → Silora → Pipla Kanhan → Ramkona → Kajalwani → Nimni → Ghoti (L)+Sayra (R) → Rangari → Lodikhera → Mehndi → Malegaon → Khapa Padriwar (Sausar, MP) → Khairi (Nagpur) → Kochi Dam → Wakodi → Dwarka Water Park Nagpur → Dahegaon → Walani → Sillewada → Bina Sangam → Pench River (Merge)
Kanhan (Pipri)
Kanhan (Pipri) is a census town in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kanhan town is situated on Kanhan River.
कन्हान
कन्हान भारत के महाराष्ट्र राज्य के नागपुर ज़िले में स्थित एक शहर है। यह कन्हान नदी के किनारे बसा हुआ है। राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 44 यहाँ से गुज़रता है।
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