{"id":21813,"date":"2025-06-01T05:43:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=21813"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:57:28","slug":"netravati-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/netravati-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Netravati River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Netravati River Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Continuous rainfall in Dakshina Kannada district has led to an increase in the water level of the Nethravathi River, prompting precautionary evacuations of people from low-lying areas.<\/p>\n<h2>About Netravati River<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a major\u00a0<strong>west-flowing river\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0<strong>Karnataka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Often referred to as the lifeline of Dakshina Kannada, the river is essential for the region\u2019s sustainability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Course<\/strong>:\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>It\u00a0<strong>originates\u00a0<\/strong>in the Bangrabalige Valley of Yelaneeru Ghat in the Kudremukha range of the\u00a0<strong>Western Ghats in Karnataka.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It begins its journey from an elevation of about 1,300 meters in\u00a0<strong>Chikkamagaluru district,<\/strong>\u00a0Karnataka.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>As it moves forward, the Netravati\u00a0<strong>merges with its major tributary,<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Kumaradhara River,<\/strong>\u00a0at Uppinangadi.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Netravati flows from Uppinangadi and\u00a0<strong>enters the city of Mangalore<\/strong>, where it then\u00a0<strong>joins the Arabian Sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>total length<\/strong>\u00a0of the Netravati is\u00a0<strong>103 km<\/strong>\u00a0from its source to the outfall.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The river drains an area of 3,657 sq.km.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>climate\u00a0<\/strong>of the basin is characterized by\u00a0<strong>heavy rainfall, high humidity,<\/strong>\u00a0and o<strong>ppressive weather in the hot season<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>During the monsoon<\/strong>\u00a0season, the river experiences\u00a0<strong>heavy flooding.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is a major\u00a0<strong>source of water<\/strong>\u00a0to the cities of\u00a0<strong>Bantwal and Mangalore.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The town of Bantwal was located on its banks, and thus the Netravati River\u00a0<strong>was called the Bantwal River\u00a0<\/strong>in the last century.<\/li>\n<li>Along its course, the Netravati also\u00a0<strong>flows throug<\/strong>h the popular pilgrim plac<strong>e called Dharmasthala.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tributaries:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kumaradhara River<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mrithyunjaya River<\/strong>\u00a0(Charmadi Hole)<\/li>\n<li>Kapila River (Shishila River)<\/li>\n<li>Aniyoor River<\/li>\n<li><strong>Somavathi River<\/strong>\u00a0(Laila River)<\/li>\n<li>Kaniyoor River<\/li>\n<li>Gundya River (Kempu Hole)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Netravati River FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. Is Netravati a west flowing river?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It is a major west-flowing river in Karnataka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. The Netravati River originates from which mountain range?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Western Ghats (Kudremukha Range)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. Which river is Kumaradhara a tributary of?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It is a major tributary of the Netravati River.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/karnataka\/heavy-rain-raises-water-level-in-nethravathi-river-in-dakshina-kannada-district-people-evacuated-3565777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nethravathi River, a key west-flowing river in Karnataka, rises in the Kudremukha range and is vital to the sustainability of Dakshina Kannada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":49322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[701,21,22,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-21813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-netravati-river","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}