Banganga River originates from the hills of Bairath (Jaipur district) and flows past Bharatpur district. Banganga River Basin is located in the northeastern part of Rajasthan, River Banganga originates in the Aravali hills, near Arnasar and Bairath in Jaipur District. The total length of the river is 240 km. The main tributaries are Gumti Nalla and Suri River, joining the river on its right bank, and Sanwan and Palasan Rivers, meeting the river on its left bank.It runs for 123 km and falls into the Gambhir River near Kharagpur in Dhaulpur District, Rajasthan. It lies between the Gambhir and Banas Basins to its south-southwest, Ruparail and Sabi to its north, and the Shekhawati Basin to its west. Its eastern edge borders the Yamuna River Basin in Uttar Pradesh. There is one Major irrigation project (Ramgarh, presently operating only as a water supply scheme), 10 Medium and 177 Minor irrigation projects in Banganga River Basin, as well as several small irrigation systems covering less than 20 ha constructed and operated by Panchayat Samities. |
