The Bakulahi River (
Hindi: बकुलाही नदी,
Urdu: باکلاهی) Bakulahi river is situated between Sai River and Ganga River in upper Ganga floodplain with about 841 km2
[Shukla, S.S. & Mishra, M. Arab J Geosci (2019) 12: 304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-019-4429-6] basin area. The length of the present Bakulahi River is about 177 km.
[Shukla, S.S. & Mishra, M. Arab J Geosci (2019) 12: 304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-019-4429-6] It is one of the tributary of Sai River (the tributary of Gomati River) flowing from north-west to south-east joining Sai river in the south-east of Pratapgarh city. The Bakulahi River originates from interconnected series of tals—Khair tal, Barna tal, Garhi tal, Panhi tal, and Manjhihar tal and collects headwaters from the surrounding highlands, flowing through southern part of Raibareli district.
[Shukla, S.S. & Mishra, M. Arab J Geosci (2019) 12: 304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-019-4429-6] Its banks are densely populated and form a fertile agricultural area.
History
Bakulahi River is oldest river, it is mentioned in
Vedas. This river is of ancient significance, finding mentions in the epic
Ramayana and
Mahabharata. Its ancient and historical name was ''BALKUNI'' but Presently the river is known as Bakulahi. As the river had a large quantity of sand and pebbles in it, it was named Balukini.
Origin
Bakulahi River originates from Bharatpur Lake of
Rae Bareli district
Raebareli district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Raebareli is the district headquarters. This district is a part of Lucknow Division in Uttar Pradesh state. The total area of Raebareli district is 3,37 ...
of
Uttar Pradesh. The Bakulahi river flows through Rai bareili district and
Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. Bakulahi river falls down in Sai river (Tributary of Gomti river) in Kajurni village of
Mandhata
Mandhata, also called Shivapuri or Mahismati, Capital of Awanti Mahajanpad Omkareshwar, is a riverine island in the Narmada river in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga is situated on the southern part of the i ...
block.
Gallery
File:Bakulahi.jpg,
Bakulahi River, Katra Gulab Singh.jpg
File:Bakulahi Bridge, Katra Gulab Singh.jpg,
File:Bakulahi Bridge.jpg,
References
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Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh
Raebareli district
Rivers of Uttar Pradesh