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Hathni Kund
Hathni Kund is a location of origin of Western Yamuna Canal in the Indian state of Haryana, built on a raised plinth overlooking the Yamuna River. The river flows into the plains of Haryana after crossing over the last lap of the Himalayan foothills at Paonta Sahib. The waters of the western Yamuna Canal were collected in the Tajewala Barrage, from Hathni Kund, but this function is now provided by the newer Hathni Kund Barrage. The spot is a popular visitor location and there is a restaurant and facilities for rafting, camping and body surfing along with wildlife tracts for adventure sport. Location Hathni Kund is near the town of Yamuna Nagar along with its railway station and close to the Sal Forest reserve of Kalesar National Park. The rapids near Hathni Kund are of medium intensity and popular with rafters. Flora and fauna The Rufous treepie, drongo, hornbill, blue peafowl and partridge are present locally. Neelgai (blue bull), kakad or barking deer, monkey, jackal and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Yaumna Canal
Western Yamuna Canal is canal in river Yamuna that was dug out and renovated in 1335 CE by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. In 1750 CE, excessive silting caused it to stop flowing. The British raj undertook a three-year renovation in 1817 by Captain GR Blane of the Bengal Engineer Group. In 1832-33 Tajewala Barrage dam at Yamuna was also built to regulate the flow of water, and later Pathrala barrage at Dadupur and Somb river dam downstream of canal were constructed in 1875-76. In 1889-95 the largest branch of the canal ''Sirsa branch'' was constructed. The modern Hathni Kund Barrage was built in 1999 to handle the problem of silting to replace the older Tajewala Barrage. Once it passes Delhi, the yamuna river feeds the Agra Canal built in 1874, which starts from Okhla barrage beyond the Nizamuddin bridge, and the high land between the Khari-Nadi and the Yamuna and before joining the Banganga river about below Agra. Thus, during the summer season, the stretch above Agra resembles a minor str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |