A report on Son River

The eastern part of the Ganges basin consists of the Son, the Tons and the Rihand Rivers.

After the Ghaghara confluence, the Ganges is joined from the south by the 784 km long Son River, which contributes about 1008 m3/s.

The Valley of Son and Belan Rivers abounds in caves which were the earliest dwellings of the primeval inhabitants.

The Narmada River originates from the hill of Amarkantak in the Maikal Hills, and the Son River originates nearby.

This is where the Narmada River, the Son River and Johila River (Tributary of Son) emerge.

A southern chain of Vindhyas runs between the upper reaches of the Son and Narmada rivers to meet the Satpura Range in the Maikal Hills near Amarkantak.

In Kabra-Kala mound at the confluence of Son and North Koel rivers in Palamu district various antiquities and art objects have found which are from Neolithic to the medieval period and the pot-sherds of Redware, black and red ware, black ware, black slipped ware and NBP ware are from Chalcolithic to the late medieval period.

Narmada is also said to have been engaged with the Sonbhadra, another river flowing on the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the Ganges and Sone rivers, some 24 miles from Danapur and 36 miles from Patna.

This forms the watershed or divide for two of the major rivers of peninsular India, the Son on the south and Tamsa or Tons on the north.