Sengar River

Sengar River is a tributary of the river Yamuna in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Course

Sengar originates near Adhawan lake in Aligarh district and drains Etawah, Mainpuri and Kanpur districts before it confluences with the Yamuna between Kalpi and Hamirpur. It has a total length of 304 km (190 miles).[1] The Sengar flows parallel to the Yamuna in Etawah district and is joined by the Sirsa river near Amritpur. It forms a doab with the Rind in Kanpur district. Much of the Sengar's basin in Etawah and Kanpur districts is under red loamy soil.[2][3] The 1878 settlement report for Kanpur district also notes that the river is fringed by a series of ravines that had impacted adversely the fertility of the soil in the river's vicinity.[3]

Etymology

Sengar - originally called Basind - is said to have been named after the Sengar Rajputs after they captured most of Etawah following the fall of Kannauj in the medieval period.[4]

Ecological issues

Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation and the discharge of domestic and industrial effluents into the river has caused severe pollution in the river.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, George (1882). The Geography of British India, Political & Physical. John Murray. p. 170.
  2. ↑ "District Gazetteer - Etawah (Uttar Pradesh)". Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wright, F N (1878). FINAL REPORT ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CAWNPORE DISTRICT. pp. 1,147.
  4. ↑ Bingley, A H (1899). Handbook on Rajputs. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. p. 121. ISBN 9788120602045.
  5. ↑ Kumar, Arvind (2006). Fish Management and Aquatic Environment. Delhi: Daya Publishing House. p. 272. ISBN 9788170354291.

Coordinates: 26°10′N 79°56′E / 26.167°N 79.933°E

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