Shivnath River

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Shivnath River
Shivanath River
Native nameशिवनाथ नदी
Location
CountryIndia
StateChhattisgarh
CityDurg
Physical characteristics
SourcePana aras Hill
 • locationRajnandgaon , Chhattisgarh
MouthMahanadi
 • location
Shivrinarayan, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh
Length383 km (238 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMahanadi at Shivrinarayan

Shivnath River (or Seonath River) is the longest tributary of Mahanadi River, which it joins in Khargahni in Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh, India. It has a total course of 290 kilometres (180 mi). The name comes for the god Shiva in Hinduism.

Sources[edit]

Shivnath originates from Panabaras Hill, 624 metres (2,047 ft) above sea level in the Ambagarh Chowki division of Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh.

Course[edit]

The river flows in the north-east direction for 300 kilometres (190 mi) from its source and joins the Mahanadi River near the town Shivrinarayan.[1][2][3][4]

Shivnath River view from railway bridge near Bilaspur

Sale[edit]

The river was sold by the government of Madhya Pradesh to Radius Water Limited in 1998, to much controversy by locals.[5] Arvind Kejriwal discussed this controversy in his book Swaraj.

References[edit]

  1. "Trade treaty trauma on nature - River activist apprehends WTO air strike in globalised world". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "Shivnath River". Mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. Sharad K. Jain; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; Vijay P. Singh (16 May 2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. ISBN 9781402051807. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. "Rivers of Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ़ की नदियां - इंडिया वाटर पोर्टल (हिन्दी)". Hindi.indiawaterportal.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. Makarand Purohit (3 June 2013). "The 15-year old battle for the Shivnath river still rages!". India Water Portal.


Coordinates: 21°43′46″N 82°28′33″E / 21.7295°N 82.4758°E / 21.7295; 82.4758


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