5-745: The Malaguni River ( Mallaguni , Malangui ) is a Nullah or hill stream in Khurda District , Odisha state of India . It originates on the border of Ganjam District and Khurda District. It flows northeast, east and southeast through Khurda Tahasil , passes historic Golabai Sassan and joins the Daya River at 20°0′1″N 85°37′30″E / 20.00028°N 85.62500°E / 20.00028; 85.62500 , 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Balabhadrapur village in Puri District . The Daya then flows southwest into Chilika Lake , which then flows to
10-458: A steep narrow valley . Like the wadi of the Arabs , the nullah is characteristic of mountainous or hilly country where there is little rainfall. In the drier parts of India and Pakistan , and in many parts of Australia , there are small steep-sided valleys penetrating the hills, clothed with rough brushwood or small trees growing in the stony soil. During occasional heavy rains, torrents rush down
15-563: The Bay of Bengal . There is a minor irrigation project constructed on it near Rameswar village. When it floods, some portions of Khurda, Chilika and Tangi blocks are badly affected. This article related to a river in India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nullah A nullah or nala ( Hindustani or "nallah" in Punjabi ) is an 'arm of the sea', stream , or watercourse ,
20-504: The drainage of stormwater and can exacerbate floods . In East Asia , a nullah ( Chinese : 明渠 ; pinyin : míngqú ; Wade–Giles : ming -chʻü ; Jyutping : ming keoi ; lit. 'open ditch ') refers to an open, usually concrete-lined flood control channel designed to allow rapid drainage of stormwater or a sewerage channel for industrial wastewater from high ground, to prevent flooding or stagnation in urbanised coastal areas, and basically
25-505: The nullahs and quickly disappear. There is little local action upon the sides, while the bed is lowered, and consequently these valleys are narrow and steep. In cities on the Delhi plain in India, nullahs are concrete or brick-lined ditches about 3 metres (10 ft) deep and 6 metres (20 ft) wide, used to divert monsoon rain away from the cities. Encroachment into nullahs is a significant problem in many South Asian cities, since it hampers
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