{"id":368715,"date":"2026-08-01T15:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368715"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:26:07","slug":"alaknanda-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/alaknanda-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaknanda River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Alaknanda River at Rudraprayag has crossed the warning level due to continuous rainfall, prompting authorities to issue a high alert.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Alaknanda River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368716\" style=\"width: 345px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-368716\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-1.jpg?resize=345%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Alaknanda River\" width=\"345\" height=\"379\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Alaknanda is a<strong> Himalayan river<\/strong> of <strong>Uttarakhand<\/strong> and the <strong>major river of Northern India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin and course of river:<\/strong> It originates from the <strong>snouts of the Satopanth and Bhagirathi Kharak glaciers<\/strong>, descending from the <strong>Chaukhamba massif\u00a0 in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>From there it flows for abou<strong>t 195 km through Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pauri Garhwal, and Tehri Garhwal districts in Uttarakhand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It meets the <strong>Bhagirathi River at Devprayag (Tehri Garhwal district),<\/strong> from whence the<strong> river is known as &#8216;Ganga&#8217;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basin area:<\/strong> Alaknanda River basin <strong>spans an area of about 10,882 km.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The basin falls under the <strong>Trans-Himalaya, Himalaya and Gangetic Plain biogeographic zones.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protected area along the basin: Valley of Flowers National Park and Nanda Devi National Park, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites<\/strong> situated in the <strong>Alaknanda River basin.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries:<\/strong> Its major tributariesare the <strong>Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Saraswati.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributary of:<\/strong> It is a tributary of the<strong> Ganga River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Religious significance:<\/strong> According to Hindu mythology,<strong> it is considered one of the sacred streams that formed when the celestial Ganga descended to Earth<\/strong>, and was divided by <strong>Lord Shiva&#8217;s (one of the three supreme Hindu deities) matted locks.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Panch Prayag&#8217; are the five sacred confluences along the Alaknanda River,<\/strong> where it is joined by its major tributaries.\n<ul>\n<li>In chronological order, <strong>these are Vishnuprayag (with the Dhauliganga), Nandaprayag (with the Nandakini), Karnaprayag (with the Pindar), Rudraprayag (with the Mandakini), and Devprayag<\/strong> (with the Bhagirathi, after which the river is known as the Ganga).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dham situated on river:<\/strong> <strong>Badrinath Dham,<\/strong> situated along the Alaknanda River, is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites<strong> established by Adi Shankaracharya.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dams on the river:<\/strong> There are many operational dam and Hydro Electric projects in the Alaknanda basin namely\u00a0\u00a0T<strong>apovan, Tharali, Vishnuprayag, Srinagar et<\/strong>c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Alaknanda River at Rudraprayag has crossed the warning level due to continuous rainfall, prompting authorities to issue a high alert. About Alaknanda River The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river of Uttarakhand and the major river of Northern India. 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