Longest River of Rajasthan

Chambal River has even been mentioned in ancient scriptures of Hindu Literature and was called Charmanvati in ancient times. Chambal was mentioned as the southern boundary of the Panchala Kingdom ruled by the infamous King Drupada. It originates from the Singar Chouri Peak on the northern slopes of the Vindhyan escarpment near Madav. It flows first from Madhya Pradesh and is continuous for almost 376 KM through many states but mostly Rajasthan.

The Chambal passes through nearly 11 districts namely Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Tonk, Dholpur, Sawai, and Baran districts, and some more.  Among all the places the Chambal River flows, Rajasthan has the largest catchment area of 79,401 square KM which is almost 59 percent of the total catchment of the river. The least catchment area is in the Tonk district and the largest is in Baran District.

The name Rajasthan means ” Land of the Kings “and this State surely lives up to its name due to its rich cultural heritage. It is the largest state in India on the basis of area and the seventh-largest according to population. It mostly consists of a wide and hostile desert called the Thar Desert. The temperature of this area is very hard to live with as there is extreme heat during the day and extreme cold during the night. The State was formed on 30 March 1949. Many rivers flow in the state but the longest river that flows through the state is the Chambal River. Chambal is almost 1,024 kilometers long. It is a stream of the Yamuna River that originated in Yamunotri and thus it is a part of the Gangetic drainage system, of which the Chambal river is a tributary.