river and the canal causing massive flood in
during dry months, it almost dries up. From
the area.
Lodh falls to Bagechampa, it flows through
beautiful forests and above Kutku at
Burha River
Burha River, also called Burhaghagh river,
Bagechampa it flows into N.Koel.
flows through the Latehar dist. of Palamau
division in Jharkhand.
Kharkai River
A little to the south of Betla National Park is
It is one of the major tributaries of the
the wide bowl shaped Chhechhari valley
Subarnarekha river. According to some
with a high hill range around it. The rim of
view, the name Kharkai is derived from the
the bowl forms the watershed from which
Sanskrit word ‘Kharakaya’ meaning as fast
dozen of rivulets arise. These join together
flowing river (“Khara” means fast and
to form the Burha River, one of the major
“kaya” means body). It flows through
tributaries of N.Koel. Chhechhari Valley is
Adityapur region of Jamshedpur.
surrounded by lofty hills on all sides. This
The river arises in Mayurbhanj dist. Odisha
valley is a complete basin with the scrap of
on the northern slopes of Darbamela hill and
the great tableland of Surguja in the west; on
the western slopes of the Tungru Pahar of
the south, the range that overlooks the
the Simlipal massif. It flows past Rairangpur
Barwe valley in Ranchi dist; on the east
and heads north to about Saraikela, and then
Netarhat and Pakripat, and in the north the
east, entering the Subarnarekha in NW
spur crowned by the fort of Tamolgarh and
Jamshedpur.
Burha pahar, 910 m. high, round the foot of
include the Kardkai on the left, the Kandria,
which flows the river of the same name,
Nusa and Barhai on the right, and the
which is the only outlet for the waters of the
Karanjia on the left. For about 9 km. below
valley.
the junction with the Karanjia, the Kharkai
In its upper reaches the Burha river leaps
forms the boundary between Odisha and
through three waterfalls. Lodh falls or
Jharkhand states. After entering Jharkhand,
Burhagaugh falls (142m. high), Gutamgaugh
its tributaries include the Torto Ligara on t