{"id":371887,"date":"2026-09-16T16:18:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371887"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:48:45","slug":"varuna-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/varuna-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Varuna River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Varuna Elevated Corridor along the Varuna River in Varanas\u00a0is set to become a key axis of modern urban mobility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Varuna River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371888\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-371888\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/aruna-river-system-and-its-catchment-Location-map-showing-the-Varuna-river-basin-within.webp?resize=378%2C474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Varuna River\" width=\"378\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/aruna-river-system-and-its-catchment-Location-map-showing-the-Varuna-river-basin-within.webp?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/aruna-river-system-and-its-catchment-Location-map-showing-the-Varuna-river-basin-within.webp?resize=815%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 815w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/aruna-river-system-and-its-catchment-Location-map-showing-the-Varuna-river-basin-within.webp?resize=768%2C965&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/aruna-river-system-and-its-catchment-Location-map-showing-the-Varuna-river-basin-within.webp?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong>Varuna River<\/strong> flows through the<strong> Varanasi,<\/strong><\/span><strong> Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The name of the <span data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong>Varanasi <\/strong><\/span>is believed to be derived from the <strong>two-river bordering the city i.e. Varuna &amp; Assi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> It originates from <strong>Jhigna Tal (Phulpur Tal) near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Course of river:<\/strong> After flowing<strong> towards south east for about 70 km<\/strong>, it meets two more tributaries of Ganga namely<strong> Morawa river and Basuhi river.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Both tributaries originates near Phulpur (about 100 km North West of Varanasi).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Finally <strong>flowing through Varanasi,<\/strong> the river <strong>meets river Ganga<\/strong> at Saray Mohana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sarnath\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is situated at the confluence of the rivers Ganga and Varuna river.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributary of:<\/strong> It is a tributary of the <strong>Ganga<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Waterway: National Waterway 108 <\/strong>(<strong>52.83 km<\/strong>) spans the Varuna River in Uttar Pradesh, running from the road bridge near Kuru to the Ganga river <strong>confluence at Saray Mohana in Varanasi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box yellow-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Varuna Elevated Corridor<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT06Q8xc1n44JdLZQACkTy4m8iM9bRtKGPq59KsvYtfYgj5XBEYO5fmy68&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Varuna Elevated Corridor\" width=\"455\" height=\"284\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NHAI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Varuna Elevated Corridor<\/strong>\u00a0is a major infrastructure project along the <strong>Varuna River in Varanasi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> The main purpose of the project is to provide an <strong>alternative high-capacity route<\/strong> and reduce congestion on the existing urban roads of Varanasi.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Length:<\/strong> It has a total length of <strong>43.218 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Features:<\/strong> The corridor will provide connectivity between <strong>NH-31 and the Varanasi Ring Road<\/strong>, thereby improving movement<strong> across the city and surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Varuna Elevated Corridor along the Varuna River in Varanas\u00a0is set to become a key axis of modern urban mobility. About Varuna River Varuna River flows through the Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The name of the Varanasi is believed to be derived from the two-river bordering the city i.e. Varuna &amp; Assi. 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