13-752: The Kanhar river is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh . The Kanhar originates at Gidha-Dhodha on the Khudia plateau in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh. It initially flows north forming the boundary with Garhwa district in Palamu division of Jharkhand. Thereafter, it flows for about 100 kilometres (62 mi) through Surguja district of Chhattisgarh. Subsequently, it runs parallel to
26-480: A fordable stream. The Son, being wide and shallow, leaves disconnected pools of water in the remaining parts of the year. The channel of the Son is very wide (about 5 km at Dehri ) but the floodplain is narrow, only 3 to 5 kilometres (2 to 3 mi) wide. The meeting point with North Koel the width of Sone River is 5 to 8 kilometres (3 to 5 mi). In the past, the Son has been notorious for changing course. As it
39-692: A rare instance of an Indian river having masculine name. Damodara and Brahmaputra also have masculine name. This river is mentioned as SoNai in Sangam Tamil literature Kuṟuntokai as early as 2nd century CE. The Sone originates near Pendra in Chhattisgarh , just east of the headwater of the Narmada River , and flows north-northwest through Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh state before turning sharply eastward where it encounters
52-770: Is another dam/ reservoir near Chinia village. The Kanhar Sinchai Pariyojana is located downstream of the confluence of the Pagan River with the Kanhar near village Sugawaman in Tehsil Dudhi of Sonebhadra district. 24°28′N 83°08′E / 24.467°N 83.133°E / 24.467; 83.133 Son River Sone River , also spelt Son River , is a perennial river located in central India. It originates near Amarkantak Hill in Pendra (Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district), Chhattisgarh and finally merges with
65-592: Is traceable from several old beds near its east bank, the river changed its course more than 5 times. In modern times this tendency has been checked with the anicut at Dehri, and now more so with the Indrapuri Barrage . In Bihar, this river forms the border line between the Bhojpuri - and Magahi -speaking regions. Sir John Houlton, the British administrator, described the Son as follows, "After passing
78-770: The Ganges river near Maner in Patna , Bihar . The Sone River is the second-largest southern tributary of the Ganges after the Yamuna River . India's oldest river bridge Koilwar Bridge over Sone River connects Arrah with Patna . Sone river is famous for its sand across country. Multiple dams and hydro-electric projects run on its course towards the Ganges. Sone River is called 'सोन / सोने' in Hindi, but called 'शोण' in Sanskrit,
91-734: The Cherna Nallah. A number of waterfalls are located along the track of the river. Pavai Falls near Kothali village (Balrampur) is of about 61 metres (200 ft). Gur-Sindhu Falls is located in Chinia Community block, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Garhwa . Sukhal dari Falls is 30 metres (100 ft) high. It located near the meeting point of the borders of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Kanhar Hydroelectric Project and Kanhar River Development Scheme are centred on Kanhar Reservoir at Baradih in Garhwa district. There
104-613: The Son in Garhwa district and turns north-west and flowing through Sonbhadra district in Mirzapur division of Uttar Pradesh. It converges with the Son River to the north-east of the village of Kota. It has a rocky bed almost 75% of its course of 400 kilometres (250 mi). A rapid mountain torrent, flowing through forested areas, it is a dangerous stream. The tributaries of the Kanhar are: Thema, Lanva, Pandu, Goita, Hathinala, Suria, Chana, Sendur, Kursa, Galphulla, Semarkhar, Riger and
117-665: The hills even this wide bed cannot carry the waters of the Son and disastrous floods in Shahabad, Gaya, and Patna are not uncommon." The first dam on the Son was built in 1873–74 at Dehri. The Indrapuri Barrage was constructed, 8 kilometres (5 mi) upstream, and commissioned in 1968. The Bansagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh was commissioned in 2008. The 1.44 Km long rail-cum-road lattice-girder concrete and steel Abdul Bari Bridge or Koilwar Bridge near Arrah in Bihar
130-515: The major cities situated on Sone River. The Sone river which is 784 kilometres (487 mi) long, is one of the longest Indian rivers. Its chief tributaries are the Rihand , Kanhar and the North Koel . The Son has a steep gradient (35–55 cm per km) with quick run-off and ephemeral regimes, becoming a roaring river with the rain-waters in the catchment area but turning quickly into
143-667: The southwest-northeast- Kaimur Range . The Sone parallels the Kaimur hills, flowing east-northeast through Uttar Pradesh , Jharkhand and Bihar states to join the Ganges just west of Patna . Geologically, the lower valley of the Son is an extension of the Narmada Valley , and the Kaimur Range an extension of the Vindhya Range . Arwal , Daudnagar , Deori , Rohtasgarh , Dehri , Sonbhadra and Maner are some of
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#1732780000286156-460: The steep escarpments of the Kaimur range , it flows straight across the plain to the Ganges. For much of this distance it is over two miles wide, and at one point, opposite Tilothu three miles wide. In the dry weather there is a vast expanse of sand, with a stream not more than a hundred yards wide, and the hot west winds pile up the sand on the east bank, making natural embankments. After heavy rain in
169-759: Was completed in November 1862. It remained the longest bridge in India, until the Nehru Setu bridge at Dehri was opened in 1900. After Nehru Setu bridge at Dehri, Railway Bridges are present on Sone River near Chopan , Vijay Sota & Anuppur . The modern Son bridge built in Deolond , Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh was inaugurated by Motilal Vora and Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla then Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 13 February 1986. The Government of Bihar sanctioned in 2008
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