The Lakhandei River is a river in southern
Nepal and in the state of
Bihar in
India. It is a main tributary of the
Bagmati River.
In Nepal, the river basin lies in the
Sarlahi District, and the river originates in the
Sivalik Hills. The river enters India in the
Sitamarhi district of
Bihar, and flows through the town of
Sitamarhi. It floods heavily in sitamarhi.It then enters the
Muzaffarpur district
Muzaffarpur District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar States and territories of India, state, India. Muzaffarpur district is part of and also the headquarters of Tirhut division, Tirhut Division Tirhut is the ancient name of all of ...
, and joins the Bagmati at Katra (within the Muzaffarpur district).before joining baghmati river split in two parts one part join baghmati while another one remain open & known as kali khadai near khangura village.
The Lankhandei is known for flooding.
See also
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List of rivers in India
This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and moving along the Indian coast southward, then northward. Tributary rivers are listed hierarchically in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream.
The overall discharge of r ...
References
Rivers of Madhesh Province
Rivers of Bihar
Rivers of India
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