Subarnarekha River
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The Subarnarekha river is a major river rising from the Chota Nagpur plateau of Jharkhand State, India. After passing through Jharkhand state, the river enters the Indian state of West Bengal and empties into the Bay of Bengal near Talsari in Balasore District of Orissa.
At the city of Jamshedpur, the river Kharkai merges with it.
During its 470 kilometer course, the river passes through certain regions of Jharkhand state that are rich in bauxite, an ore from which aluminum is smelted. The literal meaning of Subarnarekha is 'the golden line' or 'the streak of gold'. Etymologically, the river derives its name from two Sanskrit/Bengali words: Subarna meaning "gold" and Rekha meaning "line" or "streak"; their combination has given this river its name Subarnarekha or "golden line". In Hindi, the name of the river is "Swarnarekha" with the same meaning as in Subarnarekha. The legend is that some gold was being found in the river's bed near its origination point near Piska, a small village not too far from Ranchi.
Famous cities lying along the river include Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, and the steel city of Jamshedpur.
The Subarnarekha has many waterfalls on it, such as the Hudru Falls, where the river falls from the height of 320 feet.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ranchi - Hundru Falls. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
[edit] External links
- Dam not constructed on the Eecha Kharkaai river due to public opposition
- Devotees gathered at the banks of 'Swarnarekha' river, to take bath
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