Gomati_River_(Uttarakhand)

Gomati River (Uttarakhand)

Gomati River (Uttarakhand)

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Not to be confused with Gomti River or Gumti River (Tripura).

Gomati (Kumaoni: गोमती) is a tributary of the Saryu River. The river originates in the higher reaches of Bhatkot northwest to the town of Baijnath in Uttarakhand, India.[1] It joins Saryu at Bageshwar,[2][3] which then proceeds towards Pancheshwar where it joins the Kali River.[citation needed]

Gomati river near Gagrigol, Bageshwar

The Gomati Valley, also known as Katyur Valley after the Katyuri Kings of Baijnath, constitutes a major Agricultural zone of Kumaon.[1] Major towns situated in this valley include Garur and Baijnath.

References

  1. [1]
    Rawat, Ajay S. (1999). Forest management in Kumaon Himalaya : struggle of the marginalised people. New Delhi: Indus Pub. Co. p. 19. ISBN 9788173871016.
  2. [2]
    Negi, S.S. (1993). Kumaun : the land and the people. New Delhi: Indus Pub. Co. p. 195. ISBN 9788185182896. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    Guneratne, Arjun (2010). Culture and the Environment in the Himalaya. New York: Routledge. p. 134. ISBN 9781135192877. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

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