Rihand
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Overview
The Rihand is a tributary of the Son. The Rihand dam (Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar) is on it, and its cheap power drew aluminium smelting to Renukoot.
It rises in Chhattisgarh's Surguja region and flows north into Uttar Pradesh.
It joins the Son, a tributary of the Ganga.
The Singrauli area along its course is a major coal and thermal power hub.
The river is fed by rain.
The Rihand dam creates a large reservoir on it.
Mining and power plants affect its water quality.
Coal from the Singrauli area is transported to many power stations.
Geography and key facts
- Son tributary
- Rihand dam
- Renukoot aluminium
- Rises in Surguja
- Tributary of the Son
- Singrauli energy hub
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on industrial location.
Note for UPSC
A Son tributary; Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar (Rihand dam) is on it.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Rihand yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Ganga
- Extent on map
- 23.9°–24.5°N, 82.6°–83.0°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.