{"id":370730,"date":"2026-08-31T17:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=370730"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:23:15","slug":"mandakini-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mandakini-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandakini river"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The pilgrimage town of Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh has been inundated after torrential rainfall over the past 14 hours caused the Mandakini River to overflow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Mandakini River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_370750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370750\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-370750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images.jpg?resize=289%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mandakini river,\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images.jpg?resize=289%2C300&amp;ssl=1 289w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-370750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Mandakini River flows through two states, <strong>Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also known as<strong> Paisuani River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> It originates from<strong> Khillora hills in Majhgawan block in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh . <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Course of river:<\/strong> It flows through <strong>Chitrakoot<\/strong> before forming the boundary between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.\n<ul>\n<li>It passes the perennial springs at <strong>Sati Anusuiya,<\/strong> and eventually joins the Yamuna River near Rajapur in Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watershed area:<\/strong> Its total watershed area is <strong>1956.3 sq. km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributary of:<\/strong> It is the tributary of<strong> Yamuna River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Importance: <\/strong>The river is a lifeline for <strong>Chitrakoot and nearby areas,<\/strong> with nearly <strong>70 per cent of residents depending on it.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Chitrakoot is well known for its close association with epic, the <strong>Ramayana<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overflooding:<\/strong> Recently, Chitrakoot has been badly affected by heavy rainfall, causing the Mandakini River to overflow.\n<ul>\n<li>Important religious places, including <strong>Arogyadham, Gupt Godavari and the Satib Anusuya area<\/strong>, have also been affected by the rising water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The pilgrimage town of Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh has been inundated after torrential rainfall over the past 14 hours caused the Mandakini River to overflow. About Mandakini River Mandakini River flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is also known as Paisuani River. 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