River in Chhattisgarh, India

Shivnath River

Location
Country| India
State| Chhattisgarh
City| Durg
Physical characteristics
Source| Pana aras Hill
• location| Rajnandgaon , Chhattisgarh
Mouth| Mahanadi

• location

| Changori, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh
Length| 383 km (238 mi)
Discharge|
• location| Mahanadi at Changori near Shivrinarayan

Shivnath River (or Seonath River) is the longest tributary of Mahanadi River, which it joins in Changori in Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh, India. It has a total course of 290 kilometres (180 mi). The name comes for the god Shiva in Hinduism.

## Contents

* 1 Sources
* 2 Course
* 3 Sale
* 4 References

## Sources[edit]

Shivnath originates from Godari village in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra and flows northeast for 300 kms and joins the Mahanadi river near the town Shivrinarayan in Chhattisgarh. Some record orgination at Panabaras Hill, 624 metres (2,047 ft) above sea level in the Ambagarh Chowki division of Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh.

## Course[edit]

The river flows in the north-east direction for 300 kilometres (190 mi) from its source and joins the Mahanadi River at Changori near the town Shivrinarayan.[1][2][3][4]

Shivnath River view from railway bridge near Bilaspur

## Sale[edit]

The river was sold by the government of Madhya Pradesh to Radius Water Limited in 1998, to much controversy by locals.[5] Arvind Kejriwal discussed this controversy in his book Swaraj.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Trade treaty trauma on nature - River activist apprehends WTO air strike in globalised world". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
2. ^ "Shivnath River". Mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
3. ^ Sharad K. Jain; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; Vijay P. Singh (16 May 2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. ISBN 9781402051807. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
4. ^ "Rivers of Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ़ की नदियां - इंडिया वाटर पोर्टल (हिन्दी)". Hindi.indiawaterportal.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
5. ^ Makarand Purohit (3 June 2013). "The 15-year old battle for the Shivnath river still rages!". India Water Portal.

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Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani basin

Rivers|

* Baitarani
* Bhargavi
* Brahmani
* Daya
* Devi
* Hasdeo
* Ib
* Jonk
* Kathajodi
* Koina
* Kuakhai
* Kushabhadra
* Mahanadi
* Mand
* North Karo
* Ong
* Pairi
* Sankh
* Shivnath
* Sondur
* Surubalijora
* South Karo
* South Koel
* Tel River

Dams, barrages|

* Dudhawa Dam
* Gangrel Dam
* Hasdeo Bango Dam
* Hirakud Dam
* Mandira Dam
* Rengali Dam
* Sondur Dam

Geographical features|

* Dandakaranya
* Dakshina Kosala
* Chota Nagpur Plateau
* Western Orissa
* Mahanadi River Delta
* Bhitarkanika Mangroves

Riparian districts|

| Chhattisgarh|

* Dhamtari
* Kanker
* Raipur
* Janjgir–Champa
* Raigarh
* Jashpur
* Korba
* Koriya
* Surguja

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Madhya Pradesh|

* Anuppur

Jharkhand|

* Gumla
* Khunti
* Ranchi
* West Singhbhum

Odisha|

* Jharsuguda
* Kendujhar
* Mayurbhanj
* Sundergarh
* Boudh
* Angul
* Jajpur
* Cuttack
* Kendrapara
* Khordha
* Jagatsinghpur
* Puri

Languages/ people|

* Baiga
* Bonda
* Gondi
* Kol
* Oraon
* Munda
* Santal
* Hindi
* Chhattisgarhi
* Oriya
* Sambalpuri

Coalfields|

* Jhilimili
* Chirimiri
* Korba
* Mand Raigarh
* Ib Valley
* Talcher

Industries|

* Korba Super Thermal Power Plant
* Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
* Talcher Thermal Power Station

Transport|

* NH 5
* NH 6
* NH 42
* NH 78
* NH 111
* Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
* Tatanagar–Bilaspur section and Bilaspur–Nagpur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
* Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line

Other basins|

* Damodar
* Godavari
* Kosi
* Narmada
* Son

Authority control

General|

* VIAF
* 1
* WorldCat

National libraries|

* Israel
* United States

Coordinates: 21°43′46″N 82°28′33″E / 21.7295°N 82.4758°E / 21.7295; 82.4758

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