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Water Body Attractions In Jharkhand

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Jharkhand is a state in eastern India, carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,710 km2 . The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub capital. Jharkhand suffers from resource curse; It accounts for more than 40% of the mineral resources of India, but it suffers widespread poverty as 39.1% of the population is below the poverty line and 19.6% of the children under five years of age are malnourished. The state is primarily rural, with...
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  • 5. Mayurakshi River Deoghar
    Mayurakshi River is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal, India, with a long history of devastating floods. It has its source on Trikut hill, about 16 kilometres from Deoghar in Jharkhand state. It flows through Jharkhand and then through the districts of Birbhum and Murshidabad in West Bengal before flowing into the Hooghly River. The river is about 250 kilometres long.Mayurakshi literally means peacock eyes . The comparison is with the beautiful feathers on a peacock's tail. Mayurakshi though named after its crystal clear water of the dry seasons, floods its valley during the monsoons. Even after the construction of the Massanjore dam, it wreaks havoc with its floods, washing away embankments.
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  • 6. Hazaribagh Lake Hazaribagh
    Hazaribagh is a city and a municipality in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is famous as a health resort and for Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary . It is represented in the Indian Lok Sabha by its Member of Parliament Jayant Sinha.
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  • 7. Ranchi Lake Ranchi
    Ranchi pronunciation is the capital city of Jharkhand state, India. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar. Jharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the districts of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas divisions of Bihar. As a part of Bihar, it used to be the summer capital from the time of the British Raj because of its cool climate. It is not very far from Rajrappa, another seminal place in the state of Jharkhand. City Plan and Famous Localities of Ranchi are: Ranchi saw a dramatic development boom since 2000, after it became the capital city of Jharkhand, resulting in skyrocketing real estate prices, influx of people and development activities. A number of parks and picnic spots like Siddu Kanhu Park, Rock ...
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