Banas River
| Banas River | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| States | Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
| Cities | Kumbhalgarh in Rajsamand district, Mewar, Chambal near the village of Rameshwar in Sawai Madhopur |
| Source | Vindhya Range |
| - location | Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, India |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Mouth | Chambal-Banas sangam confluence |
| - location | near the village of Rameshwar, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
- Banas, which redirects here, may also refer to the West Banas River.
The Banas is a river of Rajasthan state in western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River, which in turn flows into the Yamuna, a tributary of the Ganges. The Banas is approximately 512 kilometres in length.[1] It is also known as 'Van Ki Asha' (Hope of forest).[citation needed]
The Banas originates in the Khamnor Hills of the Aravalli Range, about 5 km from Kumbhalgarh in Rajsamand district. It flows northeast through the Mewar region of Rajasthan, and meets the Chambal near the village of Rameshwar in Sawai Madhopur District.[2] The cities of Nathdwara, Jahajpur, and Tonk lie on the river. Major tributaries include the right bank tributaries of Berach and Menali and the left bank tributaries of Kothari, Khari, Dai, Dheel River, Sohadara, Morel and Kalisil.[3]
The Banas drains a basin of 45,833 km², and lies entirely within Rajasthan. It is a seasonal river that dries up during the summer, but it is nonetheless used for irrigation.[4] The Bisalpur-Jaipur project completed by the Government of Rajasthan in 2009 provides drinking water from the Banas to Jaipur city.[5] Banas drains the east slope of the central portion of the Aravalli Range, and the basin includes all or part of Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Jaipur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, and Udaipur districts.[6] The Thala ki Mata temple near Deoli in Tonk district is located on its bank.[citation needed]
See Also
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
 |
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Banas. |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Banas River. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Geobox usage tracking for river type
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from April 2013
- Pages using div col with unknown parameters
- Commons category link is defined as the pagename
- Chambal River
- Banas River
- Rivers of Rajasthan
- Rivers of Madhya Pradesh
- Rivers of Uttar Pradesh
- Tributaries of the Yamuna River
- Rivers of India
- India river stubs
