Banas River
| Banas River Chris, Banas | |
|---|---|
 Banas River near Kota, Rajasthan | |
| Native name | Bani |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Cities | Kumbhalgarh in Rajsamand district, Mewar, Chambal near the village of Rameshwar in Sawai Madhopur |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | aravalli ranges |
| - location | Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, India |
| - coordinates | 25°09′09″N 73°35′10″E / 25.15250°N 73.58611°E / 25.15250; 73.58611 |
| Mouth | Chambal-Banas sangam confluence |
| near the village of Rameshwar, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India | |
- coordinates | 25°54′39″N 76°44′04″E / 25.91083°N 76.73444°E / 25.91083; 76.73444Coordinates: 25°54′39″N 76°44′04″E / 25.91083°N 76.73444°E / 25.91083; 76.73444 |
- Banas, which redirects here, may also refer to the West Banas River.
The Banas is a river which lies entirely within the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River, itself a tributary of the Yamuna, which in turn merges into the Ganga. The Banas is approximately 512 kilometres in length.[1]
Contents
1 Description
2 Legend
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Description
The name "Banaas" literally translates as "forest-hope" (Ban-aas) meaning "Hope-of-the-forest" or 'Van Ki Aasha.' The river originates in the Veron ka Math situated in Khamnor Hills of the Aravalli Range, about 5 km from Kumbhalgarh in Rajsamand district. It flows northeast through the Mewar region of Rajasthan, then across Hadavati before meeting the Chambal near the village of Rameshwar in Sawai Madhopur District.[2]
The Banas drains a basin of 45,833 km², and lies entirely within Rajasthan. It drains the east slope of the central portion of the Aravalli Range, and the basin includes all or part of Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Jaipur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sirohi, Tonk, and Udaipur districts.[3] The cities of Nathdwara, Jahazpur, and Tonk lie on the river. Major tributaries include the right bank tributaries of Berach and Menali and the left bank tributaries of Kothari, Khari, Dai, Dheel River, Sohadara River, Morel and Kalisil.[4]
The Banas is a seasonal river that dries up during the summer, but it is nonetheless used for irrigation.[5] The Bisalpur-Jaipur project (a dam across the Banas at Deoli, about 40 km from Tonk) was completed by the Government of Rajasthan in 2009 and it provides drinking water from the Banas to Jaipur city.[6]
Legend
The Thala ki Mata temple near Deoli in Tonk district is located on its bank. Mythologycally during full moon day ( purnima) and new moon day (Amavasya) anyone goes there at 12 surely meets the death. It is said that the river is the daughter/sister of the village so one week before rakhi one hand is raise from river which demands for sweet made up wheatflour + ghee +jaggery and she remains happy but once someone in place of sweet he had given stone/dried cowdung. So the daughter/sister of the village got angry and so once in year she takes someone.
See also
- Yamuna
- Ganga
References
^ "Rivers - Banas Basin". Department of Water Resources, Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Rivers - Banas Basin". Department of Water Resources, Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ "Banas Basin". Department of Water Resources, Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ Jain, S. Sharad Kumar (2007). Hydrology and water resources of India. The Netherlands: Springer. pp. 352, 353.
^ "Banas River". Encyclopædia Britannica.
^ "Banas river water flows into Jaipur". The Hindu. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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