{"id":371962,"date":"2026-09-17T15:47:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371962"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:17:51","slug":"budhabalanga-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/budhabalanga-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Budhabalanga River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently examined a case of alleged illegal sand mining in the Budhabalanga River in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Budhabalanga River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371982\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-371982\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06-Jun-2015Budhabalanga.jpg?resize=326%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Budhabalanga River\" width=\"326\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06-Jun-2015Budhabalanga-scaled.jpg?resize=262%2C300&amp;ssl=1 262w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06-Jun-2015Budhabalanga-scaled.jpg?resize=894%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 894w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06-Jun-2015Budhabalanga-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C880&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06-Jun-2015Budhabalanga-scaled.jpg?resize=1341%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1341w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06-Jun-2015Budhabalanga-scaled.jpg?resize=1788%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06-Jun-2015Budhabalanga-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1796&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06-Jun-2015Budhabalanga-scaled.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: : State Pollution Control Board, Odisha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Budhabalanga River flows through Odisha.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> It originates from the<strong> Similipal Hill<\/strong>, Mayurbhanj district, <strong>Odisha<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course of river<\/strong>: It plunges through <strong>Barehipani falls, the second-highest waterfall in India<\/strong>, located in<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/similipal-biosphere-reserve\/\"> Simlipal National Park<\/a>.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It flows through<strong> Baripada and Balasore districts<\/strong> before it finally empties into the<strong> Bay of Bengal. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> It has with a<strong> length of around 175 km.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It has\u00a0a total <strong>catchment area of 4,840 sq. km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries:<\/strong> Its major tributaries are <strong>Palapala, Sunei, Kalo, Sanjo, Deo, Gangahari and Katra.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently examined a case of alleged illegal sand mining in the Budhabalanga River in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. About Budhabalanga River Budhabalanga River flows through Odisha. Origin: It originates from the Similipal Hill, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. 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