Jawai_River

Jawai River

Jawai River

River in India

The origin of Jawai river is in the hills of Goriya village[1][2] of Bali town (District Pali), located on the border of Pali and Udaipur districts.[3]

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Sukri river is its main tributary.[3][4] The river flows in a north-west direction for about 96 km (60 mi), before joining Khari River near Sayala in Jalore district,[3][4][5] after which it is called Sukri river. Its catchment area is 2,976 km2 (1,149 sq mi) in Udaipur, Pali and Jalore districts.[4]

Western Rajasthan's largest dam, the Jawai Dam, is located near Sumerpur in Pali district on this river only.[6] The twin cities Sumerpur and Sheoganj in Sirohi district are located on the banks of Jawai river.

References

  1. [1]
    Khan, Aakib. Complete Rajasthan GK (English). SI Publication. p. 19.
  2. [2]
    Experts, EduGorilla Prep (3 August 2022). BPSC Combined Competitive Prelims Exam | 10 Full-length Mock Tests ( Solved 1500+ Questions). EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. p. 104. ISBN 978-93-5556-179-4.
  3. [3]
    RajRAS (17 January 2018). Rajasthan Geography. RajRAS. p. 83.
  4. [4]
    Jain, Sharad K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, Vijay P. (16 May 2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 747. ISBN 978-1-4020-5180-7.
  5. [5]
    Chouhan, T. S.; Joshi, K. N. (1993). Studies in Arid Land Management. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7233-064-4.
  6. [6]
    Gupta 'SIR', Devesh. Rajasthan Jila Darshan : Question Answer Series: One Liner GK : 33 District of Rajasthan. Atharv Publication. p. 59.

24°52′N 72°0′E


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