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River Suvarnamukhi    

28th September, 2021 Geography

 

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Context

  • Based on an SOS request received from the State Administration Officials on Monday evening at about 5:30 pm to provide a naval helicopter for Search and Rescue (SAR) of a stranded villager who was marooned in the middle of River Suvarnamukhi view flash floods.

 

About

  • Swarnamukhi is a river in Andhra Pradesh. It is a perennial river with a unique feature of flowing from south to north.
  • It was mentioned as Mogaleru in the works of Dhurjati.
  • The holy Hindu temples of Tirumala and Srikalahasti are located in the river basin.
  • The Srikalahasteesvara Temple is pious sanctum sanctorum of Lord Shiva and known as ‘Dakshina Kailasam’
  • Kalyani Dam with 25 million cubic meters live storage was constructed in 1977 across its tributary Kalyani river.

 

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