The Konar River is a tributary of
Damodar River in
Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribag ...
and
Bokaro districts of the
India
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state
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of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...
.
Course
The Konar originates near Sultana village on the Hazaribagh-Chatra Road. Thereafter, the Konar with its tributary Siwani drains a greater portion of the
Hazaribagh plateau, and then descending through the barren wastes of scrub and jungle passes
Gomia
Gomia (also spelled as Gumia) is a census town in the Gomia CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The modern name is a transformation of ''Gumia'' over the years. Though, today, it is still ...
to receive the waters of the
Bokaro River
The Bokaro River flows through the Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Course
The Bokaro River rises on the Hazaribagh plateau, south of Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazari ...
, shortly before it joins the
Damodar River near
Jaridih Bazar
Jaridih Bazar is a census town in the Bermo CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Jharkhand state, India.
Geography
Location
Jaridih Bazar is located at .
It is on the banks of Damodar River, a little above its ...
in Bokaro district.
Konar Dam
Konar Dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the
Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Konar River and inaugurated in 1955.
Konar Dam is long and high. The reservoir covers an area of . The Konar earth and concrete dam has a catchment area of .
Bokaro barrage
There is a barrage across the Konar River at the point of its confluence with the Bokaro River to serve
Bokaro Thermal Power Station B.
References
Rivers of Jharkhand
Rivers of India
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