Seonath
Under review: this entry was added recently and its position is still being checked (exact (OSM geometry)).
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Overview
The Seonath (Shivnath) is the largest tributary of the Mahanadi. It rises in the hills of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, and flows north-east past Durg.
It joins the Mahanadi near Shivrinarayan. Its basin is part of the Chhattisgarh rice plain.
A stretch of the Seonath near Durg was leased to a private company in the late 1990s, India's first river privatisation, which drew wide criticism.
Geography and key facts
- Largest tributary of the Mahanadi
- Chhattisgarh
- Flows past Durg
- First privatised river stretch in India (1990s)
Why it matters for UPSC
Water privatisation and the Seonath lease are cited in debates on water as a public good.
Note for UPSC
The largest Mahanadi tributary, in Chhattisgarh.
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 Seonath yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Chhattisgarh
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Mahanadi
- Extent on map
- 20.8°–21.9°N, 80.7°–82.5°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)