Sabari river
Context: The habitat of 25 migrant fisherfolk comprises four house boats and as many temporary houses on the sands of Sabari.
- For nearly two decades, the sacred river Sabari and a group of four migrant fisherfolk families have remained steadfast companions near Chintoor village along the tri-State border of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chattisgarh in East Godavari Agency.
- The strong survival skills of the fisherfolk motivated them to make the river their permanent home by developing a tiny settlement by it.
Sabari River
- It is one of the main tributaries of Godavari.
- It originates from the western slopes of Eastern Ghats in Odisha state from Sinkaram hill ranges at 1370 m MSL.
- It is also known as Kolab river in Odisha.
- It forms common boundary between Chhattisgarh and Odisha states and later enters into Andhra Pradesh to merge with River Godavari.
- Sileru River (known as Machkund in its upper reaches) is the major tributary of Sabari, which joins Sabari river at tri-junction boundary point of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.