Mapping
Source: TNIE
Context: CAG conducted a performance audit on the degradation of the Kshipra River in Madhya Pradesh, highlighting multiple issues including pollution from untreated sewage and industrial waste, reduced river flow due to improper management, and deficient action against violators.
About the River:
The Shipra River in Madhya Pradesh is considered sacred in Hinduism, with Ujjain situated on its east bank. It hosts the Sinhastha fair every 12 years and yearly celebrations of the river goddess. Once perennial, its flow diminishes after the monsoon. Symbolizing purity, it is linked to Lord Vishnu’s incarnation as Varaha. The Narmada Shipra Sihastha Link Pariyojana, connecting it to the Narmada River, was completed in 2015 as part of a larger project.
The Shipra River originates from Kakri-Tekdi hill in the Vindhya Range, north of Dhar and 11km from Ujjain, this river spans 195km in length, with 93km passing through Ujjain. It traverses the Malwa Plateau before merging with the Chambal River.
