Patalganga River
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Patalganga river is a river that rises in the steep western scarps of the Matheran
uplands where it branches off from the main ridge near Khopoli
and maintains a general westward flow till it joins the Dharamtar Creek
with a wide estuary. The tail-waters of the Khopoli power project are let into the river near Khopoli
in Maharastra, India
.
.
According to the Puranas
, there are three tributaries of the River Ganges and they are Swarg Ganga (Mandakini), Bhoo Ganga (Bhagirathi) and Patal Ganga (Bhagvati). Before entering into the sea, the Ganges divides into several tributaries and then merges into the Bay of Bengal
.
The Patalganga river has been mentioned in ancient vedic
texts
and the temples in Turade-Karade area and its banks were considered holy and a Dip in the river is considered pious to mention the least. Bhawanipatna
is close to Patalganga, a natural Hot spring
worshipped as the holy River Ganges by the locals and worshippers.
Patalganga
a huge industrial
area, MIDC[1] near Karjat
and Panvel
has got its name from the Patalganga River. To facilitate traffic, for entrepreneurs of the industrial area, a two lane high level bridge
has been built-up on river Patalganga.
portion of the Sahyadri scarp. In its meandering north-westward reach of about 25 miles, several streams
on either side drain the land that is highly eroded and marked by remnant hill features, the more prominent of them being the Prabal heights (2,318 ft.) and the Kamala fort range. On the south the Manikgarh (1,876 ft.) forms a steep range with a north-north-west and south-south-east: trend; it is in fact a projection of the hill and plateau complex that separates the Patalganga and the Balganga drainage. Below Waveshwar, the Patalganga changes its course suddenly to south-south-west to join, alter a stretch of about 20 miles, the Dharamtar creek. Hilly topography persists, but the river valley is broader and merges into the tidal flats of the Dharamtar creek. The Balganga river is a tributary
stream of the Patalganga only nominally as it flows almost parallel though in a more hilly region, and joins the Patalganga only in the Dharamtar creek; the land is hilly but generally the ranges like the Shillote and Badruddin are lower in height.
18.48°N 73.4°E
Matheran
- Getting to Matheran :Matheran is located about 100 km from Mumbai, 120 km from Pune. and 320 km from Surat. It lies on the busy Mumbai-Pune rail link and the nearest train station is at Neral, approximately 11 km from Matheran. From Neral, one can either rent a taxi to the...
uplands where it branches off from the main ridge near Khopoli
Khopoli
Khopoli is an industrial town in the Khalapur taluka of Raigad district, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, at the base of the Sahyadri mountains. Patalganga River which is the tailrace channel of Tata Hydroelectric Power station flows through Khopoli....
and maintains a general westward flow till it joins the Dharamtar Creek
Dharamtar
Dharamtar port is on the right bank of the Amba river and is from its mouth. Approximately from Wadkhal village on NH-17. The port is from the state highway that runs through Pen to Alibaug and is away from Mumbai Goa National Highway 17 . The port is also adjacent to...
with a wide estuary. The tail-waters of the Khopoli power project are let into the river near Khopoli
Khopoli
Khopoli is an industrial town in the Khalapur taluka of Raigad district, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, at the base of the Sahyadri mountains. Patalganga River which is the tailrace channel of Tata Hydroelectric Power station flows through Khopoli....
in Maharastra, India
India
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History
In Mahabharatha, when Bhishm was about to die, Arjuna is said to have extracted groundwater, namely, Patalganga, by shooting an arrow which made a hole in the ground and created a fountainFountain
A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....
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According to the Puranas
Puranas
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, there are three tributaries of the River Ganges and they are Swarg Ganga (Mandakini), Bhoo Ganga (Bhagirathi) and Patal Ganga (Bhagvati). Before entering into the sea, the Ganges divides into several tributaries and then merges into the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
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The Patalganga river has been mentioned in ancient vedic
Vedic
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texts
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and the temples in Turade-Karade area and its banks were considered holy and a Dip in the river is considered pious to mention the least. Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatnais the headquarters of Kalahandi District.Bhawanipatna is a town of numerous temples dedicated to different deities of Hindu pantheon. Named after its presiding deity "Bhawani-Shankar", it is the most convenient base for touring various places of interest in the district and the nearby...
is close to Patalganga, a natural Hot spring
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
worshipped as the holy River Ganges by the locals and worshippers.
Patalganga
Patalganga
Patalganga is a huge industrial area, MIDC near Karjat and Panvel. It has got its name from the Patalganga River. Nearest town and junction is Karjat. Nearest Hospital is Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital....
a huge industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
area, MIDC[1] near Karjat
Karjat
Karjat is a city, a Municipal Council, a Tahsil and a sub-district in Raigad district, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:...
and Panvel
Panvel
Panvel is city and a municipal council in Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra. Panvel is also known as the gateway of Konkan region. It adjoins Navi Mumbai, and is just after the Thane district border. Panvel is located on the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway about 21 kilometres from...
has got its name from the Patalganga River. To facilitate traffic, for entrepreneurs of the industrial area, a two lane high level bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
has been built-up on river Patalganga.
River Path
The Patalganga river has its source in the KhandalaKhandala
Khandala is a hill station in the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra, India, about three kilometres from Lonavala and seven kilometers from Karjat....
portion of the Sahyadri scarp. In its meandering north-westward reach of about 25 miles, several streams
STREAMS
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on either side drain the land that is highly eroded and marked by remnant hill features, the more prominent of them being the Prabal heights (2,318 ft.) and the Kamala fort range. On the south the Manikgarh (1,876 ft.) forms a steep range with a north-north-west and south-south-east: trend; it is in fact a projection of the hill and plateau complex that separates the Patalganga and the Balganga drainage. Below Waveshwar, the Patalganga changes its course suddenly to south-south-west to join, alter a stretch of about 20 miles, the Dharamtar creek. Hilly topography persists, but the river valley is broader and merges into the tidal flats of the Dharamtar creek. The Balganga river is a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
stream of the Patalganga only nominally as it flows almost parallel though in a more hilly region, and joins the Patalganga only in the Dharamtar creek; the land is hilly but generally the ranges like the Shillote and Badruddin are lower in height.
18.48°N 73.4°E
Links
- http://envis.maharashtra.gov.in/envis_data/?q=r_patalganga Classification of Waters of Patalganga River Basin-Source-GovernmentGovernmentGovernment refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
of Maharastra, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/07/30/stories/2005073001850500.htm Patalganga river cripples Mumbai industrial units-Source-The Hindu Business Line