The Hundru Falls (Template:Lang-hi) is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the 34th highest waterfall in India.[1] It is one of the most famous tourist places in the region.[2]
On the course of the Subarnarekha River, where it falls from a height of Template:Convert creating one of the highest water falls in the state. The spectacular scene of water fallit height has been described as a sight to behold. The different formations of rock due to the erosion by the constantly falling of water have added to the beauty of the place.[3][4][5]
The Hundru Falls at one of the edges of the Ranchi plateau is one of the several scarp falls in the region.[6] During rainy season it takes a formidable form but in the dry season it turns into an exciting picnic spot.[7] At the base of the Hundru Falls, there is a pool, which serves as a bathing place.[3]
The Hundru Falls is an example of a Knick point caused by rejuvenation. Knickpoint, also called a nick point or simply nick, represents breaks in slopes in the longitudinal profile of a river caused by rejuvenation. The break in channel gradient allows water to fall vertically giving rise to a waterfall.[8]
One has to travel some about Template:Convert from the main road, Purulia Road.[5][9]
There is also a shortcut and simple four-lane road from Ranchi via Ormanjhi via Sikidiri to Hundru. From this road the distance is about Template:Convert which is about Template:Convert short from the normal road.
There is also a Suvarna Rekha Hydral Project located down the falls which is also a good place for Tourists.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Showing all Waterfalls in India. World Waterfalls Database. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ↑ Jharkhand Tourism | Major Destinations and Attraction | How to Reach. Travel News India(2016-08-07). Retrieved 2017-02-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hundru Falls Ranchi. Maps of India. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ The other side of this industrial city. The Hindu Business Line, 28 July 2003. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hundru Falla. District administration. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ Physical Geography: Hydrosphere By K. Bharatdwaj{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2006). ISBN 9788183561679
- ↑ Places of interest. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of nature of geography{{#if:A.Z.Bukhari|, A.Z.Bukhari}(2005). ISBN 9788126124435
- ↑ Sir John Houlton, Bihar, the Heart of India, p. 144, Orient Longmans, 1949
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