{"id":26028,"date":"2024-08-24T02:22:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26028"},"modified":"2025-04-07T23:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:37:34","slug":"marshyangdi-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/marshyangdi-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Marshyangdi River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Marshyangdi River:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>mountain river<\/strong> in <strong>Nepal<\/strong> with a length of 150 km.<\/li>\n<li>It is also one of the major <strong>tributaries of<\/strong> the <strong>Gandaki River that joins the Ganga <\/strong>River in India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>: It originates from the <strong>northern slopes of the Annapurna massif<\/strong>, one of the highest mountain ranges in the world.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>glaciers of<\/strong> the <strong>Annapurna Himalayan range<\/strong>, the <strong>Manaslu Himalayan range,<\/strong> and the <strong>Larkya Himalayan sub-range<\/strong> are the significant <strong>sources of this river.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Flowing through the rugged landscapes of the Himalayas, the Marsyangdi River is known for its <strong>fast-paced and powerful currents<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The river <strong>cuts through deep gorges<\/strong>, cascades down <strong>waterfalls<\/strong>, and provides stunning views of the <strong>surrounding mountains<\/strong>, including <strong>Annapurna II, Annapurna III,<\/strong> and <strong>Gangapurna<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Marsyangdi and its <strong>tributaries<\/strong> like <strong>Nyagdi and Dorti<\/strong> are known for their fresh taste of <strong>snow trout.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is famous among adventure enthusiasts, particularly for its <strong>white water rafting<\/strong> and <strong>kayaking opportunities<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Several hydropower projects<\/strong> have been established along its course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1<\/strong>. Which are the major tributaries of Gandaki River?<\/h3>\n<p>Major tributaries of Gandaki River are Daraudi, Seti, Madi, Marsyandi, and Budhi Gandaki.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/india-news\/11-people-killed-as-indian-bus-plunges-into-nepal-s-marsyangdi-river-124082300523_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">14 people killed as Indian bus plunges into Nepal&#8217;s Marsyangdi River<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshyangdi River is a mountain river in Nepal with a length of 150 km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26028","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26028","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=26028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}