{"id":17292,"date":"2026-06-21T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17292"},"modified":"2026-06-21T13:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T08:09:20","slug":"brahmani-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brahmani-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Brahmani River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Brahmani River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a study revealed that microscopic plastic pollution is infiltrating the pristine habitats of India\u2019s Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, carrying a toxic cargo of heavy metals into the Brahmani River.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Brahmani River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>major rivers in eastern India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, primarily flowing <\/span><b>through the state of Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is formed by the confluence of the <\/span><b>Sankh and South Koel rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near the major industrial town of Rourkela in Odisha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the sources of the Brahmani River are on the <\/span><b>Chota Nagpur Plateau.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>River Basin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The basin flows through <\/span><b>Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, before it outfalls into the <\/span><b>Bay of Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Boundary:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Brahmani River basin is <\/span><b>bounded in the<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> north by the <\/span><b>Chhotanagpur plateau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the west and south by <\/span><b>the Mahanadi basin,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in the east by the <\/span><b>Bay of Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tributaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The principal tributaries of this river are <\/span><b>Sankh, Tikra, and Karo.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Brahmani delta is the site of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhitarkanika-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bhitarkanika<\/a> Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, famous for its estuarine crocodiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the few rivers that cut across the Eastern Ghats and has <\/span><b>formed a minor gorge at Rengali in Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where a dam has been built.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-study-shows-how-microplastics-are-smuggling-toxic-metals-brahmani-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brahmani River is one of the major rivers in eastern India, primarily flowing through the state of Odisha. 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