The Kwari River, also known as the Kuwari or Kunwari River, flows through the Sheopur, Morena and Bhind districts of

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in central

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. The total length of the river is approx 220 km.

Geography

The river originates near the village of Devpura. The Kwari is a tributary of the Sindh River, draining into the Sindh at the

Etawah District Etawah district is one of the Districts of Uttar Pradesh, districts in the western portion of Uttar Pradesh States and territories of India, state of India. Etawah town is the district headquarters. The district covers an area of 2311 km. ...

. The Sindh River joins the

Yamuna The Yamuna (; ) 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 Bandarpunch peaks of the Low ...

River further downstream at

Pachnada The Pachnada is an area near at the border of Jalaun district, Etawah district and Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh state, India. It is also near the border of Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh state, where tourists can witness the confluence ...

. The towns of Bijeypur and Kailaras are located along its bank. The river has no tributaries. The Kwari Bridge was constructed in 1962. The total catchment of the river is 23 999 km2.

Culture

The river was mentioned in the epic ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kuru ...

''. Some upstream farmers have been accused of diverting water flows leading to

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downstream.

References

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