Amrit Dhara is a natural waterfall located in

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district is a district of Chhattisgarh state in India. Earlier it was in Korea district. Manendragarh has been inaugurated as a separate District on September 9, 2022 by the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Stat ...

, state of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

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. It originates from the

Hasdeo River Hasdeo River is the largest tributary of Mahanadi River. The river flows in the state of Chhattisgarh. It joins Mahanadi River near Shiladehi (Birra). Hasdeo Bango Dam is constructed across this river. The river originates about above sea level, ...

, which is a tributary of the

Mahanadi River The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay o ...

.Hydrology and Water Resources of India by Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh, 2007
/ref> The fall is situated at a distance of 50 km from

Chirmiri Chirmiri is a hill station city and a Municipal Corporation in the Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It was a part of Koriya district until 15 August 2021 when the separate Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharat ...

and 30 km from

Manendragarh Manendragarh, is a city and administrative district headquarters of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Formerly, it was the part of Koriya district. It is situated near the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Prad ...

. The waterfall is ideally located on the Manendragarh-Baikunthpur road NH 43. The Amrit Dhara Waterfall in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur in Chhattisgarh in India falls from a height of . The waterfall is about wide.

History

This Amrit Dhara waterfall, manendragarh is a situated is also famous for a very auspicious Shiva temple. Around the spot a very famous mela is held every year. This mela was a started by Ramanuj Pratap Singhu deo, who was the King of Koriya State, in the year 1936. The fair takes place during the festival occasion of Mahashiv Ratri and lakhs of devotees come to take the place during the fair. The area around is also a famous picnic spot, especially for families. The beauty of the place enchants every visitor and lures them to visit the place on and often.

Geography

The fall's coordinates are 23°19'55 N 82°19'14 E. The

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is Dry Climate and Temperature is Max - 40C, Min - 30C.

Transport

Air

The nearest airport is Raipur (

Swami Vivekananda Airport Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattis ...

Raipur, approx. 330 km from the place)

Train

The nearest railway station is 20 km away at

. Another nearby railway station is

Chirimiri Chirmiri is a hill station city and a Municipal Corporation in the Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It was a part of Koriya district until 15 August 2021 when the separate Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bhar ...

that is approx. 50 km away.

Road

20 km from the town Manendragarh. Road, take a bus or taxi to Nagpur, and hire a taxi to the fall.

References

{{commons category Waterfalls of Chhattisgarh Koriya district