which includes parts of Uttar Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh
and
Jharkhand.
The
command area of the project is 47,302
ha. The project imposes enormous threat
not only on the environment and ecology
but also to thousands of tribal families of
Vindhyas living there since hundreds of
years and has demanded for protection
of
their
forests
and
proper
him to perform his duty as a creator to
which Brahma agreed. First, Brahma
created his offspring from his mind as
manasputras and sought their help in
increasing the population of the world by
becoming householders. But, all of them
were extremely virtuous and did not
show any inclination towards getting
married. Finally all of them went to the
western coast and engaged themselves in
implementation of Rehabilitation and
austere
Resettlements.
continued for a number of years after
(Source sandrp.wordpress.com)
penance.
Their
penance
which ‘Sudarshan Chakra‘ appeared
before them. As all of them looked up in
Ganga the Eternal River
bewilderment, they heard a heavenly
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Mythology of River of Ganga and its
voice – “O sons of Brahma! Very soon
tributaries
the almighty Vishnu is going to manifest
himself. The ‘Chakra’ you are seeing is
Gomti
The Gomti River is a very important
tributary of River Ganga. It originates
from Gomat Taal near Pilibhit. It flows
900
Km
through Uttar
Pradesh and
his. You all must perform the rituals of
‘ardhya’ in the name of Lord Vishnu to
show your reverence towards him.”
All
the
Manasputras
worshipped
meets the Ganga in Varanasi district.
Sudarshan-Chakra with deep devotion.
This is another transcendental river of
But there were no holy river, with whose
Hindu mythology. It is considered as the
water they could perform the ri tuals of
daughter of Sage Vashist. The story goes
aradhya. They then sought help from
that long back, a lotus flower manifested
Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma instructed
from Lord Vishnu’s navel on which was
Ganga to go to the earth, and would be
seated Brahma. Lord Vishnu instructed
known as Gomti. He also said that sage
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