Sadni Falls

Sadni Falls
Location Rajadera Jharkhand, India
Coordinates [1]
Type Snake
Elevation 934 metres (3,064 ft)
Total height 60 metres (200 ft)
Watercourse Sankh River

Sadni Falls (also called Sadnighagh Falls) is a waterfall located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Rajadera village in Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[2]

Contents

The Falls

The 60 metres (200 ft) falls on the Sankh River is a scarp falls. It is referred to as a snake type falls and is a popular picnic spot.[3][4] Its surroundings are spectacular with hillocks, forests and streams.[5]

History

Once upon a time, active diamond mines existed at Sadni Falls. These mines yielded many large and fine stones in the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries.[6]

Transport

It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Netarhat.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rajadera, India Page". Falling Rain Genomics. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Rajadera.html. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 
  2. ^ "Rajadera". india9. http://www.india9.com/i9show/Rajadera-15124.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 
  3. ^ a b "Jharkhand". Jharkhand Govt.. http://jharkhand.nic.in/access.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 
  4. ^ Physical Geography: Hydrosphere By K. Bharatdwaj. Google Books. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=T1Y_Ytx9wp4C&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=hundru+falls&source=bl&ots=9rdY5mtPac&sig=nNchjTZDYWy2hxCxVK5PYiqHS6A&hl=en&ei=ME7NS5yeE4KmrQez6rFq&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBEQ6AEwBThk#v=onepage&q=hundru%20falls&f=false. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 
  5. ^ "Sadani Falls". india9. http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Jharkhand/Gumla/Sadani-Waterfalls-15105.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 
  6. ^ "History of Diamond mining in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh". Environment and Geology. http://nitishpriyadarshi.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 
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