{"id":23358,"date":"2026-05-06T16:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23358"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:50:39","slug":"mahi-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mahi-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahi River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mahi River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two persons, including an eight-year-old boy, went missing after a boat capsized in the Mahi River in Rajasthan\u2019s Banswara recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mahi River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the major <\/span><b>west-flowing interstate rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows through the states of <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is popularly <\/span><b>described as \u201cMahisagar\u201d due to its vastness.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the northern slope of the <\/span><b>Vindhya Mountain Range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After its birth, the river flows in the southerly direction of Madhya Pradesh for about 120 km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enters the<\/span><b> southeastern portion of Rajastha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n, which is the <\/span><b>Vagad region.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Before entering Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the river makes a `<\/span><b>U` shaped loop in Rajasthan.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the river <\/span><b>surrenders itself to the Arabian Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by a wide estuary <\/span><b>near Khambat.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Total Length: 583 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its basin is<\/span><b> bounded by the Aravalli Hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the north and the northwest, by the <\/span><b>Malwa Plateau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the east, by the <\/span><b>Vindhyas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the south, and by the <\/span><b>Gulf of Khambhat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the west.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>silt brought down<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Mahi River has contributed to the<\/span><b> thinning of the Gulf of Khambat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>abandonment of its once-rich ports.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>riverbed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lies considerably<\/span><b> lower than the land level <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is of<\/span><b> little use for irrigation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Eru, Nori, Chap, Som, Jakham, Moran, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anas, Panam, and Bhadar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Dams: Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kadana Dam, and Panam Dam are crucial for water management.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/rajasthan-two-missing-after-boat-capsizes-in-mahi-river\/2923026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mahi River is a major west-flowing river of India flowing through Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. 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