Sasur Khaderi River

Sasur Khaderi River is a tributary of Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is a small river that flows around 40 kilometers. It was completely dried before it was revived in 2013.[1][2] It comes under Fatehpur district and passes close to the town. The revival work was taken under the central government sponsored program, NREGA.[3]

The River

The river in its final journey merges in Yamuna River on its left bank. The river flow dried up with encroachments on its banks since the 1990s.

References

  1. ↑ Shore up the dying river - The Hindu
  2. ↑ NREGS to help revive small rivers - Indian Express
  3. ↑ UP plans to recharge dry rivers | Business Standard

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