Damodar river (part 1/2)

Damodar river (part 1/2)

▪️ Image source Google

 

▪️ Damodar river rises in the hills of the Chotanagpur plateau and flows 

through a rift valley. 

 

▪️Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. 

 

▪️Damodar River is known as Damuda.  

 

▪️The word damu stands for holy and da signifies water.  

 

▪️ Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and  

industrial activity. 

 

▪️ It has a number of tributaries and subtributaries, such as Barakar,  

Konar, Bokaro, Haharo, etc. 

 

▪️The Barakar is the most important tributary of the Damodar.

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