Tamsa River
Context:
In the 130th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', the Prime Minister highlighted a community-led initiative in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, where locals revived the Tamsa River.
The PM described the river as a "Live continuum of our cultural and spiritual heritage".
Physiographical significance of R Tasma:
The Tamsa (Also known as Tons river) rises from a tank at Tamakund in the Kaimur Range at an elevation of 610 meters.
It flows through the Satna and Rewa districts of Madhya Pradesh before entering Uttar Pradesh.
It is a tributary of the Ganga, joining it at Sirsa in Uttar Pradesh(311 km downstream of the Ganga-Yamuna confluence)
The total length of the river is 264 km.
The stretch from the Ganga confluence at Sirsa to the Chakghat Bridge on NH-27 (73.25 km) is designated as National Waterway No-103.
Physical Features:
The tons rises in a tank at Tamakund in the kaimur range at an elevation 0f 610 meters (2,000 ft.).
It flows through the fertile district of satna and Rewa at the edge of the purwa plateau
The river creates the Purwa Fall (70m) as it descends from the Rewa Plateau.
Its tributary, the Beehar River, forms the Chachai Falls.
Major tributaries include the Beehar, Mahana, and Belan rivers.
Cultural Significance:
The river is traditionally associated with Lord Rama's exile, believed to be the site where he spent his first night after leaving Ayodhya.
In the evening Rama, Lakshmana and Sita and all the people reached the banks of the Tamas.
Rama and everyone agreed to spend the night at the banks of the Tamas River and left people sleeping and continued the journey further
It also flows past the site of Sage Valmiki's ashram.