{"id":354732,"date":"2026-01-24T16:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354732"},"modified":"2026-01-24T16:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:14:51","slug":"sirsiya-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sirsiya-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirsiya River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Sirsiya river is in the news due to severe industrial pollution affecting public health, culture, ecology, and cross-border areas of Nepal and India.<\/p>\n<h2>About Sirsiya River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354734\" style=\"width: 547px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-354734\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Bihar-Govt.jpg?resize=547%2C208&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sirsiya River\" width=\"547\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Bihar-Govt.jpg?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Bihar-Govt.jpg?resize=768%2C293&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Bihar-Govt.jpg?w=953&amp;ssl=1 953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Bihar Govt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sirsiya river is a <strong>transboundary perennial river <\/strong>flowing <strong>from southern Nepal to India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin: <\/strong>The river originates from <strong>the Ramban Jhadi forest in Jeetpur Simara Sub-metropolitan City of Bara district in Nepal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Course: <\/strong>The river flows through the <strong>Bara\u2013<\/strong><strong>Parsa industrial corridor<\/strong> and <strong>crosses into India at Raxaul in Bihar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries<\/strong> The two major tributaries of the Sirsiya river <strong>are Kiyasut and Vaudyi, which merge near Birgunj.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Merges into:<\/strong> After crossing into <strong>India<\/strong>, it <strong>flows southward<\/strong>, <strong>merging with the Bangari River<\/strong> before <strong>joining the Burhi Gandak River in Bihar<\/strong>, contributing to the <strong>broader Ganga River basin.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Importance: <\/strong>The riverbank is lined with <strong>numerous shrines and temples.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>central site for the Chhath festival<\/strong> for local communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pollution crisis<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Untreated industrial waste and sewage released by factories have turned the Sirsiya river black and highly toxic.<\/li>\n<li>During the dry season, nearly 80% of the river\u2019s flow consists of industrial wastewater, which has destroyed aquatic life and caused serious health problems and cultural decline among riverside communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Sirsiya river is in the news due to severe industrial pollution affecting public health, culture, ecology, and cross-border areas of Nepal and India. About Sirsiya River The Sirsiya river is a transboundary perennial river flowing from southern Nepal to India. 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