{"id":57272,"date":"2025-07-29T14:37:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=57272"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:59:50","slug":"baitarani-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/baitarani-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Baitarani River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Baitarani River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Baitarani river briefly surged past the danger mark, triggering floods that have inundated several low-lying villages across Bhadrak district, Odisha, recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Baitarani River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an important <\/span><b>east-flowing river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in eastern India, <\/span><b>primarily flowing through Odisha <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>partially through Jharkhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Baitarani,\u00a0 along with<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rivers like <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-mahanadi-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mahanadi<\/a> and Brahmani, forms a fertile delta.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baitarani <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>Gonasika Hills in Keonjhar district, Odisha,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at an elevation of 900 meters above sea level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At its source, it <\/span><b>first flows underground<\/b> <b>through <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>small stream called Guptagang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a before emerging again, making the site sacred.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The uppermost part of the river flows in a northerly direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then it changes its path and flows eastward.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>beginning portion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Baitarani acts as the <\/span><b>boundary between Odisha and Jharkhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It travels approximately <\/span><b>360 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before <\/span><b>draining into the Bay of Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total Basin Area: Approximately 12,790 sq. km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The River <\/span><b>basin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is geographically <\/span><b>bounded by <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">several important river basins and water bodies:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>South and West: Brahmani River basin<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>North: Subarnarekha River basin<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>East: Burhabalang River and the Bay of Bengal<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Tributaries:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river has <\/span><b>65 tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Out of all the tributaries, 35 join from the left side and 30 join from the right side.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major tributaries include <\/span><b>Salandi, Gahira, Kusei<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> Deo, Kanjhari, Musal, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arredi, Siri, Kukurkata, Budhi, Ambajhara, and Remal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">The Baitarani basin possesses <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">rich mineral and agricultural resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thus offers an ideal ground for establishment of various industries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/odisha\/2025\/Jul\/28\/odishas-baitarani-river-crosses-danger-mark-inundates-villages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NIE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baitarani River is an important east-flowing river in eastern India, primarily flowing through Odisha and partially through Jharkhand. 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