{"id":106312,"date":"2026-06-02T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T07:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106312"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T07:30:26","slug":"kshipra-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kshipra-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Kshipra River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kshipra River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kshipra riverine system in Madhya Pradesh is facing a major crisis marked by the drying up of its tributaries that fail to maintain a perennial flow.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kshipra River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kshipra, also known as the <\/span><b>Shipra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a river that flows in the state of <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>tributary of the <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chambal-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chambal<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chambal-river\/\" target=\"_blank\"> River<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> perennial river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><b>considered as sacred as the Ganga River <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the Hindus.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Origin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It originates from the <\/span><b>Vindhya Range near Ujjain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Madhya Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> flows across the Malwa Plateau to join the Chambal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is <\/span><b>195 kilometers long<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a significant portion passing through Ujjain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Tributaries: Khan and Gambhir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Religious Significance:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Puranas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or<\/span><b> ancient Hindu texts, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">put forward that the <\/span><b>Shipra originated from <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>heart of Varaha, Lord Vishnu\u2019s incarnation as a boar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also on the banks of the Shipra is <\/span><b>Sage Sandipani\u2019s ashram or hermitage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where <\/span><b>Krishna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Lord Vishnu\u2019s eighth incarnation<\/span><b>, had studied.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It finds mention not only in ancient Hindu texts but also in <\/span><b>Buddhist and Jain scriptures.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>holy city of Ujjain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located on the right bank of the Shipra River.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>famous Kumbha Mela<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> takes place in the ghats of this city, <\/span><b>once every 12 years.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are hundreds of Hindu shrines along the banks of the Shipra River. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/en\/state\/call-to-revive-tributaries-of-kshipra-river-in-madhya-pradesh-enn26060105343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ETVB<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kshipra River is a river that flows in the state of Madhya Pradesh. 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