At the Hathni Kund Barrage, its waters are diverted into two large canals: the Western Yamuna river Canal flowing towards Haryana and the Eastern Yamuna river Canal towards Uttar Pradesh.
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16 Facts About Yamuna river
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Beyond that point the Yamuna is joined by the Somb, a seasonal rivulet from Haryana, and by the highly polluted Hindon River near Noida, by Najafgarh drain near Wazirabad and by various other drains, so that it continues only as a trickling sewage-bearing drain before joining the Chambal at Pachnada in the Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh.
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Yamuna river changed its course to the east due to a shift in the slope of the earth's crust caused by plate tectonics.
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Yamunotri temple, a shrine dedicated to the goddess Yamuna river, is one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism, and part of the Chota Char Dham Yatra circuit.
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Morainic deposits are found along the steep Upper Yamuna river, highlighted with geomorphic features such as interlocking spurs, steep rock benches, gorges and stream terraces.
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The Yamuna river receives wastewater from Yamuna river Nagar and Panipat cities; beyond this it is replenished by seasonal streams and groundwater accrual.
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Yamuna river defines the state borders between Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and between Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
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Geological evidence indicates that in the distant past the Yamuna was a tributary of the Ghaggar River.
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Yamuna river has the following six functional barrages, from north-west to southeast:.
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The Nahr-i-Bahisht was restored and extended by the Mughals in the first half of the 17th century, by engineer Ali Mardan Khan, starting from Benawas where the Yamuna river enters the plains and terminating near the Mughal capital of Shahjahanabad, the present city of Delhi.
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Yamuna river is one of the National Waterways of India, designated as NW110 in Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
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Padma Purana describes Yamuna river's purifying properties and states that her waters cleanse the mind from sin.
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Yamuna river's is the twin sister of Yama, the god of death, and is known as Yami.
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The Agni Purana describes Yamuna river as having a dark complexion, mounted on a turtle, and holding a pot in her hand.
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In 1909, the waters of the Yamuna river were distinguishable as clear blue, when compared to the silt-laden yellow of the Ganges.
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However, due to high-density population growth and fast industrialisation, Yamuna has become one of the most polluted rivers in the world.
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