15-669: The Rohni (also known as Rohini or Rohin ) is a river rise in the Chure or Sivalik Hills in Kapilvastu and Rupandehi Districts of Nepal 's Lumbini Zone and flows south into Uttar Pradesh state, India . At Gorakhpur it becomes a left bank tributary of West Rapti River , which in turn joins the Ghaghara above Gaura Barhaj , then Ghaghara in turn joins the Ganges . According to an account in several Buddhist texts, Kapilavatthu (the town of
30-524: A mountain range of the outer Himalayas . The literal translation of "Sivalik" is 'tresses of Shiva '. The hills are known for their numerous fossils, and is also home to the Soanian Middle Paleolithic archaeological culture. The Sivalik Hills are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) from the Indus River eastwards close to
45-466: A flat region with no variations, although this isn't true. The plains can be classified into four regions on the basis of relief features. The Bhabar is a belt of 8–16 km lying parellel to the slopes of the Sivaliks, where the river descending from the mountains deposit pebbles. The streams flow through the pebbles the region, hence disappearing from sight. They re-emerge only after some distance south, in
60-671: Is a region south of the Lower Himalayas and the Sivalik Hills in Garhwal and Kumaon , India . The Bhabhar region contains some of the largest cities of Kumaon and Garhwal: Dehradun , Haridwar , Haldwani , Rishikesh , Ramnagar , Tanakpur and Kotdwar . It is the alluvial apron of sediments washed down from the Sivaliks along the northern edge of the Indo-Gangetic Plain . The Indo-Gangetic Plains are generally thought of as
75-546: Is deep in this region, then rises to the surface in the Terai below where coarse alluvium gives way to less permeable silt and clay . The Ganges River lies to the west and Sharda to the east. Being at the junction of Himalayas and the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Bhabar contains almost all the important trade and commerce hubs of Kumaon, including its largest city Haldwani . Due to the top-soil replenishment every monsoon , It
90-680: The Brahmaputra River , spanning the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent . It is 10–50 km (6.2–31.1 mi) wide with an average elevation of 1,500–2,000 m (4,900–6,600 ft). Between the Teesta and Raidāk Rivers in Assam is a gap of about 90 km (56 mi). They are well known for their Neogene and Pleistocene aged vertebrate fossils. Geologically, the Sivalik Hills belong to
105-531: The Middle Pleistocene , around 18 million to 600,000 years ago. Some of the best known fossils from the hills include Megalochelys atlas , the largest known tortoise to have ever existed, Sivatherium giganteum , the largest known giraffid , and the ape Sivapithecus . Remains of the Lower - Middle Paleolithic Soanian culture dating to around 500,000 to 125,000 years Before Present were found in
120-613: The Tertiary deposits of the outer Himalayas. They are chiefly composed of sandstone and conglomerate rock formations, which are the solidified detritus of the Himalayas to their north; they are poorly consolidated. The sedimentary rocks comprising the hills are believed to be 16–5.2 million years old. They are bounded on the south by a fault system called the Main Frontal Thrust, with steeper slopes on that side. Below this,
135-409: The 2007–2008 floods, after the nearby dam broke an estimated 28–35 people died when an overloaded rescue boat capsized on the flooded Rohni River at Harakhpura village of Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh . There were an estimated 85–90 passengers aboard the boat, which was only rated for 30 occupants. Most were women and children. Sivalik Hills The Sivalik Hills , also known as Churia Hills , are
150-619: The Sakyans) and Koli (the town of the Koliyans ) were situated on either side of the Rohini river. The cultivators of both towns worked the fields watered by the Rohini river. One year, they did not have enough rain and finding that the paddy and other crops were beginning to shrivel up, cultivators on both sides wanted to divert the water from the Rohini river to their own fields. Those living in Koli said that there
165-805: The Sivalik region. Contemporary to the Acheulean , the Soanian culture is named after the Soan Valley in the Sivalik Hills of Pakistan . The Soanian archaeological culture is found across Sivalik region in present-day India, Nepal and Pakistan. The carbon stock and carbon sequestration rates of the Churia forests differ among different forest management regimes and are highest in protected areas. 27°46′N 82°24′E / 27.767°N 82.400°E / 27.767; 82.400 Bhabar Bhabar or Bhabhar
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#1732855567582180-517: The coarse alluvial Bhabar zone makes the transition to the nearly level plains. Rainfall, especially during the summer monsoon , percolates into the Bhabar, then is forced to the surface by finer alluvial layers below it in a zone of springs and marshes along the northern edge of the Terai or plains. The Sivalik Hills are well known for fossils of vertebrates, spanning from the Early Miocene , until
195-500: The opposite bank of the river in exchange for food. Both sides wanted the water for their own use only and there was much ill will between them due to abusive language and accusations on both sides. The quarrel that started between the cultivators came to the ears of the ministers concerned, and they reported the matter to their respective rulers, and both sides prepared to go to war Buddhist tradition holds that Siddhārtha Gautama crossed this river in his return to Kapilavastu . During
210-504: The relief feature Terai . The name Bhabar refers to a local tall-growing grass, Eulaliopsis binata , used for the manufacture of paper and rope. Bhabar plains are located in Kumaon and Garhwal. Bhabar is the gently-sloping coarse alluvial zone below the Sivalik Hills (outermost foothills of the Himalayas ) where streams disappear into permeable sediments . The underground water level
225-466: Was not enough water in the river for both sides, and that if only they could channel the water just once more to their fields that would be enough for the paddy to mature and ripen. On the other hand, people from Kapilavatthu argued that, in that case, they would be denied the use of the water and their crops would surely fail, and they would be compelled to buy from other people. They said that they were not prepared to go carrying their money and valuables to
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