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Kankai River
The Kankai River (Nepali: कन्काई नदी, also referred to as Kankai Mai) is a trans-boundary river flowing through the hills of Ilam and the plains of the Jhapa District in Nepal. It begins at the confluence of the Mai Khola and Deb Mai Khola rivers.
The river overflows during monsoons, at times across thousands of hectares of fertile plains of Jhapa. The Kankai Irrigation Project, launched by the Nepalese government, irrigates southern Jhapa, including Shivganj, Pachgachi, and Mahavara.
The Kankai has several tourist hotspots along its course, such as in the areas of Domukha, Dhanuskoti, Chuli, Chepti, and Maipokhari. The Kotihom Surunga Municipality holds an annual Mai Mela fair on Magh 1 (January 14), where people from Jhapa, Morang, Ilam, and various parts of India come to enjoy and perform religious activities.
A holy river for many Hindus living nearby, the Kotihom (eastern) riverbank is a common site for death rituals. The cremation service Kankai Aryaghat was funded by public investment and built on the Kotihom bank of the river. It includes a river bridge that is 702 m (2,303 ft) long.
The river's name 'Kankai' is taken from the Sanskrit word kanaka (lit. 'gold'). One common myth holds that, many years ago, a saint living in the hill region near the river found golden stones in the river, and hence gave it its name. 'Kanakawati Mai', one of the river's alternate names, means 'Goddess of gold'.
The Kankai is a rainfed perennial river whose primary tributary, the Mai Khola, originates in the Mahabharat Range in eastern Nepal. It flows through Nepal and then through the Indian state of Bihar to join the Mahananda in Kishanganj district. The river has a drainage area of 1,148 square kilometres (443 sq mi).
The area has warm temperate rainy climates with mild winters. The upper part of the basin basically consists of granitic gneiss of Cambro-Ordovician age, and the lower part consists of Quaternary rocks. The Kankai is a gravelly river with more than 60% of its gravel being gneiss, and the rest consisting of different metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. The sediment yield of the river is estimated to be 148 thousand tons per year.
The Kankai Irrigation Project was developed for the purpose of irrigating 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) of agricultural land in Jhapa, a Terai district located at the southeastern corner of Nepal. Its command area is flanked by the Kankai River in the east, the Khrisna River in the west, the Mahendra Highway in the north, and the Indian border in the south.
Kankai River
The Kankai River (Nepali: कन्काई नदी, also referred to as Kankai Mai) is a trans-boundary river flowing through the hills of Ilam and the plains of the Jhapa District in Nepal. It begins at the confluence of the Mai Khola and Deb Mai Khola rivers.
The river overflows during monsoons, at times across thousands of hectares of fertile plains of Jhapa. The Kankai Irrigation Project, launched by the Nepalese government, irrigates southern Jhapa, including Shivganj, Pachgachi, and Mahavara.
The Kankai has several tourist hotspots along its course, such as in the areas of Domukha, Dhanuskoti, Chuli, Chepti, and Maipokhari. The Kotihom Surunga Municipality holds an annual Mai Mela fair on Magh 1 (January 14), where people from Jhapa, Morang, Ilam, and various parts of India come to enjoy and perform religious activities.
A holy river for many Hindus living nearby, the Kotihom (eastern) riverbank is a common site for death rituals. The cremation service Kankai Aryaghat was funded by public investment and built on the Kotihom bank of the river. It includes a river bridge that is 702 m (2,303 ft) long.
The river's name 'Kankai' is taken from the Sanskrit word kanaka (lit. 'gold'). One common myth holds that, many years ago, a saint living in the hill region near the river found golden stones in the river, and hence gave it its name. 'Kanakawati Mai', one of the river's alternate names, means 'Goddess of gold'.
The Kankai is a rainfed perennial river whose primary tributary, the Mai Khola, originates in the Mahabharat Range in eastern Nepal. It flows through Nepal and then through the Indian state of Bihar to join the Mahananda in Kishanganj district. The river has a drainage area of 1,148 square kilometres (443 sq mi).
The area has warm temperate rainy climates with mild winters. The upper part of the basin basically consists of granitic gneiss of Cambro-Ordovician age, and the lower part consists of Quaternary rocks. The Kankai is a gravelly river with more than 60% of its gravel being gneiss, and the rest consisting of different metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. The sediment yield of the river is estimated to be 148 thousand tons per year.
The Kankai Irrigation Project was developed for the purpose of irrigating 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) of agricultural land in Jhapa, a Terai district located at the southeastern corner of Nepal. Its command area is flanked by the Kankai River in the east, the Khrisna River in the west, the Mahendra Highway in the north, and the Indian border in the south.
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