240:. The northern catchment area of the river is around Kankad ki dhani. Of the two sources of the river, one source originates from Bhairudev Public Wildlife Sanctuary near the village Bhavta Kaliyal (Bhuriyawas), the other near Amka and Jodhula. There is a third stream close to second source, which is lost into the ground. The two streams meet near Ajabgarh- Pratapgarh, at Palasana ka Pahad. From this point, the river is called Arvari and runs down to the village Hamirpur to meet Nahar Nala, a stream from the west.
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72 villages coming forward to form the Arvari
Parliament. The main purpose of the Arvari Parliament is to monitor and care for the water bodies of the Arvari River, and plan the usage of water and related issues to ensure the sustainability of the river. Owing to successful water harvesting methods, the Arvari river has become a perennial river from a seasonal water body.
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The state government then filed a case against the local community of the Arvari basin upon the issue of ownership. The high court passed judgement stating that the state government would maintain ownership of the river until a designated system was established by the people, resulting in people from
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Following the rebirth of the Arvari river in 1996, led by community efforts, the issue of Arvari's ownership remained. The
Government of Rajasthan's claim over the river, was heavily opposed by locals who had worked for years to restore the waterway. The state government awarded contracts for fishing
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Another tributary, the Bidila river, originates in Jamwa
Ramgargh, Jaipur, and augments the Arvari. The augmented river joins an equally large tributary originating around Lothabas in the west near Romewala, then passing through the Jaitpur Gujrun, Rasayawala and Rayanwala regions. Here, the Aravari
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Through the community centre's water management approach, on 26 January 1999, 162 members from the Arvari basin formed the Arvari
Parliament. The parliament meets biannually, the meetings six months apart. The first session of the Arvari Parliament was held in Hamirpur village from 27 to 28 January
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In 1985, a drought in the region dried the river bed, and the river was lost. The TBS, along with the local community, started work for water on the river basin of Arvari in 1987 to restore the river. As a result of this, in 1996, the Arvari river started flowing throughout the year.
163:. It has a total length of 45 km (28 mi) and a total basin area of 492 km (190 sq mi). Downstream of the Sainthal Sagar dam on Arvari, the Arvari river meets Sarsa River to become the Sanwan River. The Sanwan meets the Tildah and
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1999, under the chairmanship of Shri. Siddharaj
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in the Arvari river without the knowledge of the people of different villages residing on the bank of the river, which affected the lives and livelihoods of residents, giving rise to protests and non-cooperation.
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was formed on 20 August 2013 with the aim of providing education on responsible water management to the next generation residents in the Arvari river basin.
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built earthen dams, with largest being a 244 m long and 7 m wide. Following the construction of 375 dams, the river started to flow again, becoming a
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visited the Arvari River basin to recognize the work of the community and was escorted by Dr. Rajendra Singh and members of the local community.
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54:Physical characteristics
562:"The water man of Rajasthan"
466:Singh, Rajendra (May 2014).
305:Rejuvenation of Arvari River
227:Total water structures: 402
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344:List of rivers of Rajasthan
224:Length of river: 35 km
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333:See also
259:Banganga
244:Drainage
165:Banganga
145:Aravalli
41:Location
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786:Mithari
761:Kothari
756:Kalisil
726:Gambhir
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169:Gambhir
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781:Menali
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736:Gomati
706:Berach
691:Arvari
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232:Origin
181:Ganges
173:Yamuna
109:Length
98:Yamuna
63:Source
951:Jawai
825:Lakes
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806:Sukli
791:Morel
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701:Bandi
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