{"id":94599,"date":"2026-03-24T13:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=94599"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:13:35","slug":"aghanashini-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/aghanashini-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Aghanashini River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Aghanashini River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) advised the Centre that the Aghanashini\u2013Vedavathi river linking project must comply with the norms set under World Heritage Conservation frameworks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Aghanashini River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It originates from Gadihalli (Sirsi) at an altitude of 676m in <\/span><b>the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/western-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Western Ghats<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Karnataka State.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aghanashini, meaning <\/span><b>the \u200b\u201cRemover of Sins\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the very few free-flowing rivers of the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river has a catchment area of 1449 sq.km<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>travels <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a distance of nearly 117 km before it joins the Arabian<\/span><b> Sea at Tadri, Karnataka.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tributaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Donihalla, Chandika hole, Masti mane halla, Benne hole etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Water Falls:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The variations in the terrain has led to formation of various water falls such as the <\/span><b>Burude falls, Dabbe falls, Waate halla, Benne hol\u00e9 falls, Unchalli falls.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rainfall in the <\/span><b>catchment is orographic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with annual rainfall varying spatially between 2500mm at the plains to over 6300 mm at the Ghats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aghanashini Estuary:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Where the <\/span><b>Aghanashini River meets the Arabian Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this estuarine system is rich in mangroves and supports a variety of fish and bird species.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aghanashini Estuary has been designated as the <\/span><b>Ramsar Site.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/amp\/story\/states\/karnataka\/2026\/Mar\/23\/unesco-asks-centre-to-adhere-to-framework-on-aghanashini-river-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aghanashini River originates from Gadihalli (Sirsi) at an altitude of 676m in the Western Ghats of Karnataka State. 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