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Dhasan River
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Location of the mouth in India
Location
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Region	Central India Bundelkhand
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Betwa River
• coordinates	25°29′N 79°14′E / 25.48°N 79.24°E / 25.48; 79.24

The Dhasan River is a river in central India. A right bank tributary of the Betwa River. It flows in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Origin and lenth

Dhasan River originates in Begumganj tehsil (Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh). And then flows in Sagar District .

The river forms the southeastern boundary of the Lalitpur District of Uttar Pradesh state. Its total length is 365 km, out of which 240 km lies in Madhya Pradesh, 54 km common boundary between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, and 71 km in Uttar Pradesh. Bela,

Tributaries

Kathan, Mangrar, Bachneri and Rohni are among its tributaries.

Human activity

Two dams have been built on Dhasan: one at Pahari and one further down at Lahchura. A three-branched irrigational canal was opened in 1910, diverting some of the river's flow and providing water for the Bundelkhand region.

The river was known as the Dasharna in ancient times. Residents of nearby villages regard this river as a holy river.

See also

• River basins in Madhya Pradesh

References

1. Bhargava, Archana (1991). Resources and Planning for Economic Development: A Case Study of Sagar Division, M.P. New Delhi: Northern Book Centre. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-85119-71-7.
2. ^ Bhatt, S. C.; Mishra, Sumit; Singh, Rubal; Bhatt, S. (2021). "Morphometric Analysis of Rohni Watershed, Upper Betwa Basin, Bundelkhand Region, Central India". In Shandilya, Arun Kumar; Singh, Vinod Kumar; Bhatt, Suresh Chandra; Dubey, Chandra Shekhar (eds.). Geological and Geo-Environmental Processes on Earth. Singapore: Springer Nature. pp. 277–291. ISBN 978-981-16-4122-0.
3. Alagh, Yoginder K.; Pangare, Ganesh; Gujja, Biksham (2006). Interlinking of Rivers in India: Overview and Ken-Betwa Link. New Delhi: Academic Foundation. p. 124. ISBN 978-81-7188-520-6.
4. Roy, G. P. (1992). "Introduction". Flora of Madhya Pradesh: Chhatarpur and Damoh. New Delhi: APH Publishing. pp. ix. ISBN 978-81-7024-457-8.
5. Jain, Sharad K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, Vijay P. (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 374–375. ISBN 978-1-4020-5180-7.
6. "Facts and Information about Dhasan River". www.indiamapped.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
7. Krishnan, V. S.; Shrivastav, P. N.; Verma, Rajendra (1995). Madhya Pradesh: District Gazetteers. New Delhi: Government Central Press. p. 5.
8. Sircar, Dineschandra (1971). Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India. Delhi, Varanasi, Patna: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 55. ISBN 978-81-208-0690-0.

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