ensure uninterrupted flow of water. The
as
commission follows the Govt’s ascertain
constructed by State Govt. near Jainagar.
that it does not want any obstacle in the
It joins the river Kareh (Bagmati) at
way of its deadline to clean the river
Badlaghat in Khagaria dist. of Bihar and
stretch along 11 no. of major Towns /
the combined stream flows into the
cities,
Kanpur,
Koshi nearby. In the lower reaches, it
Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna and Kolkata
follows the course of the river Balan and
in the next three years.
is also known as Kamala-Balan river.
including
Haridwar,
“Kamala
barrage”
has
been
The main tributaries are Tao, Baijnath
RIVERS OF INDIA
Rivers Of Bihar & Jharkhand
Khola, Mainawati, Dhauri, Soni, Balan,
Trisula, Chadaha etc.
Kamala River: The Kamala river
originates from Churia range near
Maithon, which is near Sindhuliagarhi in
The total length of the Kamala river is
Sindhuli dist. of Nepal at an elevation of
328 Km. of which 208 Km. is in Nepal
1200m.amsl. It flows in a southerly
and the remaining 120 Km. is in India.
direction crossing Kamala Khoj area and
The river drains a total Catchment area
after passing through a gorge above
of 7232 sq. Km. out of which 4488 sq.
Chauphat, it flows into the Terai area of
Km. lies in Bihar in India and rest 2744
Nepal at Chisapani. The Kamala forms
sq. Km. is in Nepal. Average annual
the border between Siraha and Dhanusa
rainfall of the basin area is 1260 mm.
dist. in the Terai of Nepal. During the
Cropped area irrigated by the river in
monsoon, the river swells up and thus
Bihar is 2744 sq. Km.
causes devastating bank erosion. Tao
Flood : The plains of Bihar adjoining
river and Baijnath Khola river merge
Nepal are drained by a number of rivers
with Kamala.
that have their Catchments in the steep
The river enters Indian territory in the
and geologically nascent
Madhubani dist of Bihar, 3.5 km.
The Kosi, the Gandak, the Burhi
upstream of Jainagar. A barrage known
Gandak, the Bagmati, the Kamala Balan
Himalayas.
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