{"id":29238,"date":"2025-07-05T12:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T07:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29238"},"modified":"2025-07-05T14:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T09:20:27","slug":"alakananda-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/alakananda-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Alakananda River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Alaknanda River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heavy rains in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand have triggered a surge in the water level of the Alaknanda River, creating a flood-like situation in the region. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Alaknanda River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a Himalayan river in the state of <\/span><b>Uttarakhand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>one of the two main headstreams of the Ganges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River, the <\/span><b>other being the Bhagirathi River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>meltwaters of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is joined by many tributaries in Uttarakhand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Five of the tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>considered major,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and their points of confluence are also worshipped. The<\/span><b> five holy confluences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Garhwal Himalayas are also<\/span><b> known as Panch Prayag. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are listed below:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vishnuprayag: Alaknanda meets Dhauliganga <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nandprayag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Alaknanda meets <\/span><b>Nandakini River<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Karnaprayag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Alaknanda meets <\/span><b>Pindar River<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rudraprayag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Alaknanda meets <\/span><b>Mandakini River<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Devprayag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Alaknanda meets <\/span><b>Bhagirathi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is the <\/span><b>most revered confluence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as it is here when the <\/span><b>surging water coming from the mountains is finally called the Ganga.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>At the time of the formation of Ganga, Alaknanda\u2019s contribution to the flow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is much <\/span><b>larger than that of Bhagirathi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From its source till its union with Bhagirathi, Alaknanda travels for <\/span><b>190 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (approx.).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along the banks of the Alaknanda are numerous important <\/span><b>pilgrimage sites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><b>Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, and Joshimath.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Alaknanda River valley is a <\/span><b>significant part of the Char Dham Yatra,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a pilgrimage <\/span><b>circuit that encompasses four sacred sites\u2014Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several <\/span><b>hydel projects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the basin, which include the Alaknanda (Badrinath), <\/span><b>Lata Tapovan, Devsari Dam, Nandprayag Langasu, and Vishnugad Pipalkoti,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to name a few.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/news\/India\/breaking-uttarakhand-s-rudraprayag-faces-flood-threat-as-alaknanda-river-swells-beyond-danger-mark\/vi-AA1HSwy7?cvid=b5f5782d440f4a7d93d74cd9f9f2545b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MSN<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alaknanda River is one of the two main headstreams of the Ganges River, the other being the Bhagirathi River. 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