Punpun River

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Punpun River (पुनपुन नदी) is a tributary of the Ganges. It originates in Palamu district of Jharkhand and flows through Chatra, Aurangabad, Gaya and Patna districts of the Indian states of Jharkhand and Bihar.

Variants

• Punpun (पुनपुन नदी)
• Kikata River (कीकट नदी)

History

Punpun is a place named after Punpun river in Patna which is situated on the bank of Punpun river. On the bank of punpun people celebrate Chath Puja.

This river is mentioned in the Vayu and the Padma Puranas in connection with Gaya Mahatmya as the punah-punah (again and again) of which Pun-Pun is the colloquial form. The river might have been called by this name because it was frequently in spate. The Puranas interpret the word punah-punah in a spiritual sense that sins are removed again and again by offering oblations to forefathers in the river.[

Course

The Punpun originates on the Chota Nagpur Plateau, at an elevation of 300 metres (980 ft), The river mostly flows in a north-east direction and joins the Ganges at Fatuha, 25 kilometres downstream of Patna.

Many towns such as Sigori are located on the banks of the river. Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Punpun are – the Butane, the Madar and the Mohar.

पुनपुन नदी

इस नदी को पवित्र नदी के रूप में पूजा जाता है। पुनपुन नदी को कीकट नदी भी कहा जाता है। कहीं-कहीं पर इसे बमागधी भी कहा जाता है। झारखण्ड में पुनपुन एवं उसकी सहायक नदियों का उदगम हज़ारीबाग़ पठार व पलामू के उत्तरी क्षेत्रों से होता है। यह नदी तथा इसकी सहायक नदियाँ उत्तरी कोयल प्रवाह क्षेत्र के उत्तर से निकलकर सोन के समानान्तर बहती है। गंगा में मिलने से पूर्व इसमें दीर्धा और मोरहर नामक सहायक नदियाँ आ मिलती हैं।

References

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