Betwa River
Betwa River Vetravatī | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
Cities | Vidisha, Sanchi, Orchha, Hamirpur |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Vindhya Range |
• location | Vindhya Range north of Hoshangabad[1] |
Mouth | Yamuna |
• location | Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
• coordinates | 25°55′03″N 80°12′45″E / 25.91750°N 80.21250°E |
Discharge | |
• location | Rajghat Dam[citation needed] |
• average | 658 m3/s (23,200 cu ft/s)[citation needed] |
• maximum | 3,178 m3/s (112,200 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Bina (river), Dhasaan, Jamni |
The Betwa (
The
History
In Sanskrit "Betwa" is Vetravati. This river is mentioned in the epic
Future
The Betwa River is being linked with the Ken River as a part of the river linking project in Madhya Pradesh. Latterly the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its clearance for the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers (ILR) project. Another noteworthy project on the Betwa River is the construction of the Matatila Dam, an undertaking between the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The region is important for migratory waterbirds.[4] An ambitious project to link Ken and Betwa rivers has become a stage for a unique man-animal conflict. Proponents of the project, led by the Union Water Ministry, say that the proposed Daudhan dam and the 230 km (140 mi) canal—the key structures of the project—that will transfer surplus water from the Uttar Pradesh section of the Ken to the Betwa in Madhya Pradesh are critical to irrigate nearly 700,000 ha (1,700,000 acres) in drought-ravaged Bundelkhand.
Dams
- Rajghat Dam
- Matatila Dam
- Parichha Dam
- Dhurwara Dam
- Halali Dam
See also
- Ganga
- Yamuna
References
- ^ a b c "Betwa River". www.india9.com. 7 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Indian Navy Frigate Tips Over in Graving Dock". The Maritime Executive. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Betwa River Board Ministry of Water Resources website.[dead link]
- ^ Shukla, D.C. (1994). "Habitat characteristics of wetlands of the Betwa Basin, India, and wintering populations of endangered waterfowl species". Global wetlands, pp. 863–68
External links
- Betwa River
- Ken-Betwa river link project to cost Rs 4,500 cr Business Line
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- "Betwa River Board", Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation