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{{short description|River in northern India}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Betwa River
| name_native =
| name_native_lang =
| name_other = Vetravatī
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| image = File:1 Betwa River Madhya Pradesh India.jpg
| image_size = 250 px
| image_caption = Betwa River near Orchha
| map = India rivers and lakes map.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = Map of the rivers and lakes in India
| pushpin_map = India
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth in India

| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[India]]
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type3 =
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| subdivision_type5 = Cities
| subdivision_name5 = [[Vidisha]], [[Sanchi]], [[Orchha]]

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| discharge1_location= [[Rajghat Dam]]{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|658|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| discharge1_max = {{convert|3178|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| source1 = [[Vindhya Range]]
| source1_location = kumragaon Village, [[raisen]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| source1_coordinates=
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| mouth = [[Yamuna]]
| mouth_location = [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|25|55|03|N|80|12|45|E|type:river_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| tributaries_right = Bina (river), Dhasaan
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The '''Betwa''' ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]: बेतवा, [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: वेत्रवती) is a river in [[North India|Northern India]], and a [[tributary]] of the [[Yamuna]]. It rises in the [[Vindhya Range]] (Raisen) just north of [[Hoshangabad]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and flows northeast through [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Orchha]] to [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Nearly half of its course, which is not navigable, runs over the [[Malwa Plateau]]. The confluence of the Betwa and the Yamuna rivers is in [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]] district in Uttar Pradesh, in the vicinity of Orchha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india9.com/i9show/Betwa-River-26644.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824162045/http://www.india9.com/i9show/Betwa-River-26644.htm|url-status=dead|title=Betwa River in India|archive-date=24 August 2016|website=www.india9.com}}</ref>

The [[Indian navy]] named one of its frigates [[INS Betwa (F39)|INS ''Betwa'']] in honour of the river.<ref name="marex">{{cite news|title=Indian Navy Frigate Tips Over in Graving Dock|url=http://maritime-executive.com/article/indian-navy-frigate-tips-over-in-graving-dock|access-date=7 December 2016|publisher=The Maritime Executive|date=6 December 2016}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:River Betwa.JPG|thumb|200px|left|River Betwa close to the 11th century ''[[Bhojeshwar Temple]]'' at [[Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh]]]]
{{Stack|[[File:Chhatris on the bank of Betwa river.jpg|thumb|Chhatris on the bank of Betwa river]]}}
In Sanskrit "Betwa" is ''Vetravati''. This river is mentioned in the epic [[Mahabharata]] along with the [[Charmanwati]] river{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}. Both are tributaries of Yamuna. Vetravati was also known as Shuktimati. The capital of [[Chedi Kingdom]] was on the banks of this river. The length of the river from its origin to its confluence with Yamuna is {{convert|590|km|mi}}, out of which {{convert|232|km|mi}} lies in Madhya Pradesh and the balance of {{convert|358|km|mi}} in Uttar Pradesh.
In accordance with an inter-state agreement between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in 1973, Betwa River Board (BRB) was constituted under the Betwa River Board Act, 1976. The Union Minister of [[Ministry of Water Resources (India)|Ministry of Water Resources]] the Chairman of the Board and the Union Minister of Power, Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Chief Ministers and Ministers in-charge of Finance, Irrigation and Power of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are its Members.<ref>[http://mowr.gov.in/searchdetail.asp?lid=797&skey=yamuna&langid=1 Betwa River Board]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[Ministry of Water Resources (India)|Ministry of Water Resources]] website.</ref>

== Future ==
The Betwa River is being linked with the [[Ken River]] as a part of the river linking project in Madhya Pradesh. Latterly The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its clearance for the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers (ILR) project. Another noteworthy project on the Betwa River is the construction of the [[Matatila Dam]], an undertaking between the states of Madhya Pradesh and [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The region is important for migratory waterbirds.<ref>Shukla, D.C. 1994 Habitat characteristics of wetlands of the Betwa Basin, India, and wintering populations of endangered waterfowl species. Global wetlands, pp. 863–68</ref>
An ambitious project to link Ken and Betwarivers has become a stage for a unique man-animal conflict. Proponents of the project, led by the Union Water Ministry, say that the proposed Daudhan dam and the 230 km canal — the key structures of the project — that will transfer surplus water from the Uttar Pradesh section of the Ken to the Betwa in Madhya Pradesh are critical to irrigate nearly 7,00,000 hectares in drought-ravaged Bundelkhand.

== Dams ==
*[[Rajghat Dam]]
*[[Matatila Dam]]
*[[Parichha Dam]]
*[[Dhurwara Dam]]

==See also==
* [[Yamuna]]
* [[Ganga]]
* [[INS Betwa]] frigate

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Betwa River}}
*[http://www.mapsofindia.com/orchha/betwa-river.html Betwa River]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090326082450/http://www.blonnet.com/2005/09/28/stories/2005092802190800.htm Ken-Betwa river link project to cost Rs 4,500 cr] [[Business Line]]
*{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Betwa|volume=3}}

{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Hydrography of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Waters of South Asia}}
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[[Category:Betwa River| ]]
[[Category:Rivers of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rivers of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Yamuna River]]
[[Category:Rivers in Buddhism]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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