{"id":121286,"date":"2026-08-27T12:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=121286"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:02:30","slug":"jojari-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/jojari-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Jojari River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Jojari River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Supreme Court banned any construction or development within 100 m of the Jojari River in Rajasthan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Jojari River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>seasonal river which originates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Pandalu village of Nagaur, <\/span><b>Rajasthan.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Course:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>passes through Jodhpur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>merges with<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Luni River near Balotra city.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only right-bank tributary of the Luni River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only branch of the Luni River which <\/span><b>does not come from the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/aravalli-range-upsc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aravalli Mountains<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is facing severe contamination problems from <\/span><b>industrial waste and untreated sewage.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is majorly impacted by the <\/span><b>chemical-laden water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Jodhpur\u2019s textile and steel industries flowing into the river.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Supreme Court Intervention<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It took <\/span><b>suo motu cognizance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a news documentary highlighting the grave environmental catastrophe in the Jojari River region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court prohibited <\/span><b>hazardous industries<\/b> <b>within 500 m of either side<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the existing flood line along the river\u2019s flow path.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/rajasthan\/supreme-court-bans-construction-within-100-metres-of-jojari-river-in-rajasthan\/article71383289.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jojari River is a seasonal river which originates in Pandalu village of Nagaur, Rajasthan. 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