{"id":24720,"date":"2026-07-11T09:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T04:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24720"},"modified":"2026-07-11T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:30:40","slug":"saryu-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/saryu-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Saryu River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Saryu River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed the Almora district magistrate to submit a status report detailing remedial and punitive actions taken regarding improper waste disposal along the Saryu river at Sera Ghat in the district.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Saryu River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a river that flows through the states of <\/span><b>Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <\/span><b>Sarayu or Sarju River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This river is of ancient significance. It is mentioned in ancient Indian texts like the V<\/span><b>edas and the Ramayana.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The famous <\/span><b>city of Ayodhya <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is located right on the banks of the Sarayu River.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>rises <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at <\/span><b>Sarmul <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(or Sarmool), which is located in the extreme north of the district Bageshwar of <\/span><b>Uttarakhand <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the <\/span><b>southern slope of a ridge of the Nanda Kot.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows through the <\/span><b>Kumaon Himalayas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before <\/span><b>flowing into the Sharada Rive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r at Pancheshwar at the <\/span><b>India-Nepal border.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sharada River <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(also known as the<\/span><b> Kali River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) then <\/span><b>flows into the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ghaggar-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ghaghara <\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River in Sitapur District,<\/span><b> Uttar Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lower Ghaghara <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>popularly known as Sarayu in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially while it flows through the city of Ayodhya.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Length: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately<\/span><b> 350\u2013400 kilometer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s long.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/dehradun\/ngt-seeks-report-from-almora-dm-over-waste-disposal-in-saryu-river\/amp_articleshow\/132318006.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saryu River is a river that flows through the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. 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