{"id":18530,"date":"2026-07-26T11:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18530"},"modified":"2026-07-26T14:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T08:48:39","slug":"sone-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sone-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Sone River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sone River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bihar and Jharkhand are set to sign an agreement formalising the sharing of Sone river waters.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sone River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sone River, <\/span><b>also called Son<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a principal southern tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River after the Yamuna River.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows through the states of <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">around 500 km)<\/span><b>, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Origin:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a perennial river that originates in the <\/span><b>Amarkantak hills of the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/maikal-range\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Maikal Range<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Course:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The River flows in a <\/span><b>north-northwest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> direction till Bansagar reservoir, after which it changes its course sharply eastwards, flowing parallel to Kaimur Range, and joins Ganga River 30 km upstream of Patna in Bihar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Tributaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Major tributaries of the Son River are <\/span><b>Banas, Gopad, Rihand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Kanhar and <\/span><b>North Koel.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sone valley is geologically <\/span><b>almost a continuation of that of the Narmada River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the southwest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The valley is bordered by the <\/span><b>Kaimur Range to the north<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Chota Nagpur plateau to the south.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Dams and Hydroelectric Projects<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Bansagar Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Madhya Pradesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Rihand Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Uttar Pradesh\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Indrapuri Barrage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Bihar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/bihar-jharkhand-set-to-sign-mou-for-sharing-sone-river-waters-101784836606116.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sone River is a major tributary of the Ganga, originating in the Amarkantak hills and flowing through four Indian states. 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