GANGA 47th Issue | Page 5

interlinking project, proposed to Nepal by A barrage has been constructed at the India. Besides the High Dam, a barrage points of its confluence with the Konar across Kosi river will also be constructed river to supply water to Bokaro Thermal near village Chatra to transfer water to the Power Station. Mechi river through the Kosi- Mechi link canal. Narmada the daughter of Lord Shiva Brahmani River:- Part-1 The Brahmani river is a tributary of the Dwarka river. It originates in the Santhal Parganas in Jharkhand and then flows through Birbhum dist of W. Bengal, bisecting Rampurhat subdivision. It finally flows through Murshidabad dist. where it joins the Dwaka river. It is a hill stream with beds full of pebbles and yellow clay. bliss”. It has been the lifeline of central India from time immemorial. The river originats from the Maikal ranges at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh. River Narmada like Ganga is another river which is very important in the Indian Subcontinent. Since time immemorial this river Baidhara barrage on the Brahmani river has a capacity of 540000 cu.m like Ganga has influenced the Indian civilization. Ancient Bokaro River:- texts like Vayu, Skanda, Matsya and Narmada Puranas The Bokaro river flows through the Hazaribagh Narma-da literally means "endower of and Bokaro dists. consider it one of the seven most sacred in rivers in India: others being Ganga, Yamuna, Jharkhand. The river originates on the Saraswati, Sindhu, Godavari and Kaveri. Hazaribagh plateau, S –of Hazaribagh, According to legends, Narmada was formed but quickly skirts the southern face to from the perspiration of Lord Shiva, while pass in a narrow and beautiful valley performing the Tandav dance. Thousands of between Jilinga and Langu hills. It Shiva temples are found along the bank of passes through the East and West the river , where prevail a number of myths Bokaro coalfields. It flows into the Konar river shortly before the latter centered around the lord Shiva. A number of important pilgrimages are there along the river starting from its origin Amarkantak. flows into Damodar river. Bokaro Barrage:5 Integrated River Basin Management Society