The Rakasganda Fall is a tourist spot situated in
Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh,
India
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. This fall is on
Rihand River
The Rihand River (also referred to as Renu, Renuka, Rend, Rer or Rehar) is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Its old name was Renu or Renuka.
Course
The Rihand ...
, and it is around from
Ambikapur and around from
Wadraf Nagar
Wadrafnagar is one of the administrative blocks of Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh, India. It is very close to the borders of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The economy mostly is based on agriculture and forestry.
River
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, which is a small city and tehsil
located amidst dense
forest
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. Many transport buses are available, from
Ambikapur and Wadraf Nagar, to reach Balangi, the last village before Rakasganda. From Balangi four-wheelers or two-wheelers can be hired to reach Rakasganda. The best time to see Rakasganda is around April – June.
References
See also
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Surguja State
Surguja State was one of the main princely states of Central India during the period of the British Raj, even though it was not entitled to any gun salute. Formerly, it was placed under the Central India Agency, but in 1905 it was transferred ...
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Tourism in Chhattisgarh
Tourism is an important part of the economy of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, India's tenth largest state. The state has many ancient monuments, rare wildlife, carved temples, Buddhist sites, palaces, water falls, caves, rock paintings and hil ...
Tourist attractions in Chhattisgarh
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