Malaguni River

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Malaguni River (मलागुणी नदी) is a Nullah or hill stream in Khurda District, Odisha state of India.

Variants

Mallaguni (मलागुणी नदी)
Malangui

Course

It originates on the border of Ganjam District and Khurda District. It flows northeast, east and southeast through Khurda Tahasil, passes historic Golabai Sassan and joins the Daya River at 20°0′1″N 85°37′30″E, 1 km north of Balabhadrapur village in Puri District. The Daya then flows southwest into Chilika Lake, which then flows to the Bay of Bengal.^[1]

There is a minor irrigation project constructed on it near Rameswar village. When it floods, some portions of Khurda, Chilika and Tangi blocks are badly affected.^[2]

History

Geological evidence indicates that Chilika Lake was part of the Bay of Bengal during the later stages of the Pleistocene period (1.8 million to 10,000 years BP).

Excavations were conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India at Golabai Sasan (20°1′7″N 85°32′54″E) just north of Chilika lake in Khurdha district.^[3] Golabai provides evidence of a sequence of Chilika area culture in three phases: Neolithic (c. 1600 BCE), Chalcolithic (c. 1400 BCE to c. 900 BCE) and Iron Age (c. 900 BCE to c. 800 BCE). Radiocarbon dating traced the earliest level of Golbai to 2300 BCE. The site is located on the left bank of the Malaguni River, a tributary of the Daya River, which flows into Chilika Lake. This location, which gave access to the sea via Chilika Lake, gives strong evidence of the maritime activities of this region. The recovery of many woodworking adzes and other artifacts shows that Golabai was a boat-building centre. Significantly, Golabai is the only excavated site in Odisha where boat building has been revealed. This also indicates that Chilika lake was very close to Golabai and it facilitated the maritime trade of people in the area during the ancient period.^[4]

External links

References

↑ Ghosh, Asish K.; Ajit K. Pattnaik. "fig.1 Chilika Lagoon Basin" (PDF). Chilika Lagoon Experience and Lessons learned Brief. UNEP International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network. p. 115.
↑ http://khordha.nic.in/topography.htm
↑ Sinha, B.K. (2000). "13. B.K. Sinha, Golabai". In Kishor K. Basa; Pradeep Mohanty (eds.). A Protohistoric Site on the Coast of Odisha. 1 (in: Archaeology of Odisha ed.). Delhi: Pratibha Prakashan. pp. 322–355. ISBN 978-81-7702-011-3.
↑ Patra, Sushanta Ku.; Dr. Benudhar Patra (1992–1993). "ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE MARITIME HISTORY OF ANCIENT ORISSA" (PDF). OHRJ. Bhubaneswar: Govt. of Orissa. XLVII (2): 107–118.

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[1] Ghosh, Asish K.; Ajit K. Pattnaik. "fig.1 Chilika Lagoon Basin" (PDF). Chilika Lagoon Experience and Lessons learned Brief. UNEP International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network. p. 115.

[2] ttp://khordha.nic.in/topography.htm

[3] Sinha, B.K. (2000). "13. B.K. Sinha, Golabai". In Kishor K. Basa; Pradeep Mohanty (eds.). A Protohistoric Site on the Coast of Odisha. 1 (in: Archaeology of Odisha ed.). Delhi: Pratibha Prakashan. pp. 322–355. ISBN 978-81-7702-011-3.

[4] Patra, Sushanta Ku.; Dr. Benudhar Patra (1992–1993). "ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE MARITIME HISTORY OF ANCIENT ORISSA" (PDF). OHRJ. Bhubaneswar: Govt. of Orissa. XLVII (2): 107–118.

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