Aghanashini River Latest News
Recently the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) advised the Centre that the Aghanashini–Vedavathi river linking project must comply with the norms set under World Heritage Conservation frameworks.
About Aghanashini River
- Origin: It originates from Gadihalli (Sirsi) at an altitude of 676m in the Western Ghats of Karnataka State.
- Aghanashini, meaning the “Remover of Sins” is one of the very few free-flowing rivers of the world.
- The river has a catchment area of 1449 sq.km
- It travels a distance of nearly 117 km before it joins the Arabian Sea at Tadri, Karnataka.
- Tributaries: Donihalla, Chandika hole, Masti mane halla, Benne hole etc
- Water Falls: The variations in the terrain has led to formation of various water falls such as the Burude falls, Dabbe falls, Waate halla, Benne holé falls, Unchalli falls.
- The rainfall in the catchment is orographic with annual rainfall varying spatially between 2500mm at the plains to over 6300 mm at the Ghats.
- Aghanashini Estuary: Where the Aghanashini River meets the Arabian Sea, this estuarine system is rich in mangroves and supports a variety of fish and bird species.
- Aghanashini Estuary has been designated as the Ramsar Site.
Source: NIE
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