Sasur Khaderi River is a tributary of
Yamuna River
The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ban ...
in the state of
Uttar Pradesh
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in
India
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. It is a small river that flows for around 40 kilometers via Makhaupur village. It was completely dried before it was revived in 2013. It comes under
Fatehpur and kaushambi district and passes close to the town. The revival work was taken under the central government sponsored program,
NREGA
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or MNREGA, earlier known as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. This a ...
.
UP plans to recharge dry rivers , Business Standard
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The River
The river in its final journey merges in Yamuna River
The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ban ...
on its left bank. The river flow dried up with encroachments on its banks since the 1990s.
References
External links
Official project paper
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Rivers of Uttar Pradesh
Tributaries of the Yamuna River
Rivers of India