{"id":25037,"date":"2026-09-26T12:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=25037"},"modified":"2026-09-26T15:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:09:59","slug":"bagmati-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bagmati-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagmati River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bagmati River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heavy rain continued to disrupt life in Nepal, with the swollen Bagmati River overflowing its banks and raising concern in low-lying riverside communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bagmati River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a river that flows through<\/span><b> south-central Nepal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>northern Bihar, India.<\/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;\">from Bagdwar, located in the <\/span><b>Shivapuri Hills north of Kathmandu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Nepal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From there, it flows south through the Kathmandu Valley, <\/span><b>passing through cities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like <\/span><b>Kathmandu and Patan.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is fed by springs and monsoon rainfall and a number of tributaries as it flows down from the Kathmandu valley floor and passes through the valley at Chovar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>flows southward <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/siwalik-hills\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Shivalik Range<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the southernmost range of the Himalayas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>continues across the plains of Tarai into Bihar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and then flows southeastward to <\/span><b>enter the Burhi (\u201cOld\u201d) Gandak River.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Total Length: 360 km<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>lies between<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the<\/span><b> Gandak basin to the west<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Kosi basin to the east<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, forming a distinct river system across both countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The basin transacts <\/span><b>three distinct latitudinal physiographic zones (Mountain, Siwalik, and Terai)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Nepal Himalayas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered holy by both Hindus and Buddhists. The banks of this holy river shelter various temples.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pashupatinath Temple (a UNESCO World Heritage Site)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A famous Shiva temple nestled on an outcrop above the river north of Kathmandu.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Gokarneswor Temple:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Located in the north of the Kathmandu Valley.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/news\/world\/nepal-on-high-alert-as-bagmati-river-overflows-after-heavy-rain-fresh-video-captures-rising-waters-2026-09-25-1055275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ITV<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bagmati River flows through south-central Nepal and northern Bihar, India. 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