{"id":15840,"date":"2025-04-20T09:53:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15840"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:54:42","slug":"tapi-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/tapi-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapi River"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Recent Tragedy:<\/strong> A family of three died by suicide, jumping from a bridge into the Tapi River near Kamrej, Surat district.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motive:<\/strong> The father, Vipul, was reportedly in debt (Rs 8 lakh) due to losses in share trading and aimed to prevent creditors from pursuing his family.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discovery:<\/strong> A passerby noticed an abandoned bike and footwear on the bridge and alerted the police.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search and Recovery:<\/strong> Police initiated a search, recovering the bodies the following morning. An accidental death complaint was filed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>River&#8217;s Significance:<\/strong> The Tapi River (also Tapti) is a major river in central India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>East-to-West Flow:<\/strong> It&#8217;s one of the few major Indian rivers flowing west, along with the Narmada and Mahi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geographic Reach:<\/strong> It traverses Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin and Course:<\/strong> Rises in the Gawilgarh Hills (Madhya Pradesh), flows west between the Satpura Range, across the Jalgaon plateau (Maharashtra), through Surat (Gujarat), and into the Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Length and Drainage:<\/strong> Approximately 700 km long, draining 65,145 sq km.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basin Features:<\/strong> Located in the Deccan plateau, bounded by the Satpura and Ajanta Ranges. Primarily agricultural land.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relation to Narmada:<\/strong> Flows roughly parallel to the Narmada River, separated by the Satpura Range, forming a natural barrier between northern and peninsular India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major Tributaries:<\/strong> Purna, Girna, and Panjhra (flowing from the south in Maharashtra).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ukai Dam:<\/strong> A significant hydroelectric project on the Tapi River.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Galteshwar Mahadev Temple:<\/strong> The family visited this temple on the banks of Tapi before the incident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent Tragedy: A family of three died by suicide, jumping from a bridge into the Tapi River near Kamrej, Surat district. Motive: The father, Vipul, was reportedly in debt (Rs 8 lakh) due to losses in share trading and aimed to prevent creditors from pursuing his family. 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