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This river originates from the Jamnotri mountain in the Himalayas at a height of
about 7,924 m from the mean sea level. After crossing through Garhwal and irrigating
Jaunsar area, it flows on the easter boundary of the district for a distance of about 22
km. Entering at village Khodar Majri and leaving at Kaunch and continues in the Uttar
Pradesh.It separates Kayarda Dun from the Dehradun and forms the boundary line between
this district and the Utter Pradesh. Within the boundary of this district the
estimated maximum width of the river is bout 91m and the depth about 6m but this limit is
far exceeded during the rainy season.In the summer, due to melting of snow on the
mountains, the volume of water of the river is often subject to variation because of which
the Canal Department has installed at Paonta, an instrument for taking measurements of the
water, and has also established an office, equipped with a telephone, for giving timely
information, about the variation of the volume of water to the Canal Office, situated at
Dadupur.The water of this river is generally cold and clear but during the summer, due to
melting of snow, it becomes somewhat muddy.It is a sacred river having two temples on its
bank, at Rampur and at Paonta where a Gurudwara also exists.Since this river flows at a
lower level than of the plateau of the Kayarda Dun, its water cannot be made use of for
irrigating the area.The timebr which comes from the mountains through the Tons and the
Giri rivers is caught at Rampur Ghat and taken down floating to the plains.
It notable tributaries
in the district, are the Tons meeting it at Khodari Majri, the Giri Joining it near Rampur
Ghat and the Bata mingling its water with it at Bata Mandi. |
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the Giir or its tributaries.It takes its rise in the hills of Jubbal and courses through
the hills of Kot-Khai and Tatesh, parts of Shimla district, and enters in the district on
its south-west side.It continues its course for about forty kilometers forming the
boundary with the Keonthal area of the Shimla district.
At village Mandoplasa, this district and debouches in the Yamuna at Rampur Ghat.
The Rampur Giri
canal has been constructed which takes off this river near Mohkampur Nawada. There is a ferry on this river at Shayampur. A variety of fish is found, more particularly,
Mahseer. Timber, in considerable quantities,
is floated down this river into the Yamuna and at some places irrigation is also done.
None of its tributaries are important, except, on its right bank, the Jalal, which
joins it at Dadahu below Sati Bagh at the souther-eastrn extremity of the Sain Dhar. On its left bank the principal streams are the
Nait and Palar, which rise on the Kawal, a stream which first flows westward, till it
falls into the Giri. Leasser tributaries are
the Bajhethy, the Pervi, the Khal and the Joggar streams. |
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The source of this river
lies in the Jamnotri mountains and after coursing through the territories of Jubbal and
Jaunsar it enters the district near village Kot separating it from the Jannsar area, once
a part of the ers while princely state of Sirmour. After
flowing for about 50km and forming the eastern boundary of the district it joins the
Yamuna near Khodar Majri, too soon losing its name in that of the Yamuna, which is trebled
in size after the junction of the two rivers. When
it issues from its bed of snow at an elevation of about 3,897 m. above the level of the
sea, it flows in a grand volume, 9m wide and 9m deep maintaining its dignity of character until its confluence with the river,
which should, if rivers had their just rights, have been considered its tributary. During its comparatively short career, the Tons
receives into its bosom the water of several other beautiful streams. The current of this
river is swift and the course full of stones. |
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This small, shallow and narrow river
rises near village Bani below Nehi in tehsil Pachhad and forms a dividing line between the
Sain and the Dharthi. At Dadahu in SubTehsil,
it falls into the Giri river losing its name. It
is generally fordable and rarely up-passable except when it flood which passes away soon. |
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It rises at Baraban in the hills of
Katasan and pass below a temple of Katasan Devi. After
flowing from south-east to south-west for a distance of about 24 km. With in the district,
irrigating Bajora area, it passes on to the Ambala district at Kala Amb where it is quite
wide at village Dewani it is joined by a streamlet named Salani. Areas of Bajora, Kala Amb the lands of
Shambhuwala, Rukhri and the garden of Bir Bikrambag and the Khadar Bag are irrigated by
its water and few water mills are also run. Its
only tributary, of any importance, is the Salani. |
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This river issues from Siori spring in
the Dharthi range, located in village Bagna tehsil Nahan and takes easterly direction
reverse to the course of the Markanda. Dividing Kayarda Dun into two parts it joins Yamuna
at Bata Mandi and loses its separate entity and name.
Dun area is irrigated by its water. It
is a perennial stream subject to heavy floods in the rainy season, though usually for
badable. |
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This river is mentionable not because it is one of the main
or principal water bodies of the area but simply for the reasons that it rises near Lawasa
in this district. It flows in the westerly
direction and whole of southern slope of Dharthi Dhar up to Lawasa drains into this river. It flows for about 12.8 km. in Pachhad tehsil of
this district before it enters the Haryana near Prit Nagar.
Before it collects water sufficient to make it a river has already crossed the
limits of the district. It is only two main
tributaries, eg. the Lah which runs throught Ghinni
tract and Deh which drains the Ghar portion of the Ponwala Jagir. Near its source and for a number of kilometers
further on it has a well defined boulder strewn bed which is never dry but while coursing
in the plains the quantity of water diminishers to a mere thread and finally it loses
itself in Bikaner territory near Hanumangarh formerly called Bnatnair.
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