Mahi River : Two youngsters Died
Two youngsters died by drowning in Mahi River near Kotna village on the outskirts of the Vadodara city recently.
- Mahi River is one of the major west-flowing interstate rivers of India. It extends over the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, having a total drainage area of 34,842 Sq.km.
- It originates from the northern slopes of Vindhyas at an altitude of 500 m near village Bhopawar, in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, and flows through Madhya Pradesh for about 120 km in a southerly direction.
- It then enters the south eastern portion of Rajasthan, which is the Vagad region.
- The river flows through the Banswara district, which comes under the Vagad region.
- Before entering Gujarat, the river makes a ‘U’-shaped loop in Rajasthan.
- It drains into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Khambhat.
- It is bounded by the Aravalli Hills on the north and the north-west, by the Malwa Plateau on the east, by the Vindhyas on the south, and by the Gulf of Khambhat on the west.
- The main tributaries of the river are Eru, Nori, Chap, Som, Jakham, Moran, Anas, Panam, and Bhadar.
- The Mahi River has a dam on it, namely, the Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam. The whole of Gujarat gets water to drink and electricity from the dam.
