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[[File:Kathajori river ,କାଠଯୋଡି ନଦୀ.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Kathajodi River at [[Routrapur]] 42 Mouza]]
[[File:Netaji Subhash Bose Setu.jpg|thumb|The second bridge connecting the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar is the longest in the state at 2.88 km and will reduce the distance between the cities by almost 12 km.]]

'''Kathajodi River ''' is an arm of the [[Mahanadi River]] in [[Odisha]], India.<ref>{{cite book | title=Groundwater for sustainable development: problems, perspectives and challenges | url=https://archive.org/details/groundwaterforsu00bhat | url-access=limited | author=Prosun Bhattacharya | year=2008 | publisher=Taylor & Francis | pages=[https://archive.org/details/groundwaterforsu00bhat/page/n68 45] | isbn=978-0-415-40776-2}}</ref> It branches off at Naraj, then immediately is bifurcated. The southern branch, known as [[Kuakhai River|Kuakhai]], which means ''Crow's pool'', and flows into the [[Puri district]]. Its mouth is closed by a bar, so that little water flows into it except at flood times.

A little lower down from [[Cuttack]] the kathajodi is bifurcated. The right branch is ''Sidhua'' and the left branch is ''Khatajodi''. from flowing divide area 17 km the khatajodi is merge with sidhua. The merge area is known as [[Odisha]] famous Dalei Ghai . The Kathajodi and the Sidhua create an island known as 42 Mouza. it is near about cuttack town just 2 km. again the kathajodi is bifurcated at Gobindpur, the right branch is known as the ''[[Devi River|Devi]]'' and the left branch as the ''Biluakhai''. Flowing in the northerly direction, the river Kathajodi again divides into the ''Alaka'' and ''Kathajodi'' proper, which have been cut off at their head by the ''Devi'' left embankment. The water originally carried by them has been diverted into the ''Devi''. The river Kathajodi is said to have been originally a comparatively small stream. Its name implies that it could at one time be crossed by a plank of wood known as ''katha'' in Oriya. During the last century the volume of water passing down its channel increased considerably and the head of the river became too large to carry off the enormous volume of water poured into it by Mahanadi. A [[weir]] and training [[Embankment dam|embankments]] were, therefore constructed at Naraj between 1860 and 1865, in order to regulate the flow and direct some of the water to the Mahanadi channels.

During rains, the river and its branches carry great volume of water in them and at the time of high floods they overflow their banks. To safeguard people from the ravages of flood, embankments have been erected on their banks where necessary. Around Naraj Bridge, which is approximately {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} from [[Cuttack]] city there are the following villages: Naraja Marthapur(Local Railway Station), Godi Sahi, Sandhapur, Bidyadharapur, Nua Sahi and Ratagarh. All these villages are rich in ancient heritage. The people of these villages cultivate paddy and vegetables.

Some of the villages by the side of the Kathajodi River: Raghunathpur, Matagajapur, Mahura, etc. The famous Hansanath Temple dedicated to Lord [[Shiva]] is situated near Kathajodi River near Paramahansa famous for Jagar Yatra during [[Maha Shivaratri]].

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