17-642: Indrapuri Barrage (also known as the Sone Barrage) is across the Son River in Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar . The Sone Barrage at Indrapuri is 1,407 metres (4,616 ft) long and is the fourth longest barrage in the world. It was constructed by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC),the company which constructed the 2,253 m long Farakka Barrage , the longest in the world. Construction of
34-863: A dam across the Son, between Kadwan in Garhwa district of Jharkhand and Matiwan in Rohtas district of Bihar. As per the National River Linking Project of the National Water Development Agency, there is a proposal for linking the Ganges with the Son, through the 149.10 km Chunar-Sone Barrage Link Canal. The canal will start from the right side of the Ganges near Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in UP and would link to
51-718: A fertile plain in the central part of the district stretching from its origin to Lakhanpur, Surajpur , Pratappur. Thereafter, it flows north into Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh via Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, where it is called Rhed and finally joins the Son. it is principal tributaries in Surajpur district are the Mahan, the Morana (Morni), the Geur, the Gagar, the Gobri,
68-521: Is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh , Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh . Its old name was Renu or Renuka. The Rihand rises from Matiranga hills, in the region south west of the Mainpat plateau, which is about 1,100 meters above mean sea level. The river flows north roughly through the central part of Surguja & Surajpur district for 160 kilometres (99 mi). The Rihand and its tributaries form
85-789: 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 the southwest-northeast- Kaimur Range . The Sone parallels the Kaimur hills, flowing east-northeast through Uttar Pradesh , Jharkhand and Bihar states to join
102-666: 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, a rare instance of an Indian river having masculine name. Damodara and Brahmaputra also have masculine name. This river
119-649: 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 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
136-541: 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 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
153-438: 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 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
170-616: 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 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
187-638: The Indrapuri barrage. There would be three lifts at three places on the route. The lifts would be of 38.8 m, 16.10 m and 4.4 m. 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 the Ganges river near Maner in Patna , Bihar . The Sone River
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#1732771893333204-952: The Piparkachar, the Ramdia and the Galphulla. Many seasonal and perennial rivers join the Rihand reservoir such as the Kanchan, the Mayar and the Azir of Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh. The Rihand Dam was constructed across the Rihand River near Pipri in Sonbhadra district of Mirzapur division in 1962 for hydropower generation; the reservoir impounded behind the dam is called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar . Nearest railway station
221-461: The barrage was taken up in the 1960s and it was commissioned in 1968. In 1873–74, one of the oldest irrigation systems in the country was developed with an anicut across the Son at Dehri . Water from the Son fed canal systems on both sides of the river and irrigated large areas. A barrage was constructed 8 km upstream of the anicut. Two link canals connected the new reservoir to the old irrigation system and also extended it. Sir John Houlton,
238-478: 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 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
255-456: The veteran British administrator, described (in 1949) the Son canal system as follows, "This is easily the largest canal system in Bihar; there are 209 miles of main canals, 149 of branch canals and 1,235 of distributaries… The canals are of enormous benefit to cultivation. They have converted a large area of infertile land into a richly productive area." There is a proposal for the construction of
272-900: 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 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
289-609: 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 a bridge across the Son River connecting Arwal and Sahar in Bhojpur district . New Koilwar Bridge : A 6-lane road bridge, carrying NH-922 , parallel to the existing rail and road Koilwar Bridge. Rihand River The Rihand River (also referred to as Renu, Renuka, Rend, Rer or Rehar)
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