In which of the following rivers, the upper course contains fresh water but saline water flowing at the lower part ?
[UPPSC 2019]
1) Barak river
2) Luni river
3) Ghaggar river
4) None of the above
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In which of the following rivers, the upper course contains fresh water but saline water flowing at the lower part ?
[UPPSC 2019]
1) Barak river
2) Luni river
3) Ghaggar river
4) None of the above
2) Luni river
Luni does have freshwater during the first hundred kilometres but as it reaches Balotra in Barmer, the water starts to turn saline from the rich salt content of the surface it flows on.
Luni is one of the few west-flowing rivers going towards the mostly desert land of western Rajasthan.
Luni originates from the Naga Hills of the Aravalli Range in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district from a height of 772 metres.
Luni then flows into the Thar Desert and meets its end in Barine, located at the north-eastern part of the marsh called the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, without flowing into any larger water body.