Bata River, " The tributary of Yamuna. "

 Bata river is the tributary of  Yamuna, the holy river ,daughter of Sun as per Hindu mythology. It rises from Siori springs in Dharthi ranges from a village Bagna called Jalmusa -ka Khala in tehsil Nahan of district Sirmaur and joins Yamuna at Bata-Mandi . It takes East direction  opposite to the course of Markanda river. This river is mainly fed by rain water , stored as underground water and finally appears as springs on surface. 

                       Bata merges into Yamuna

The Bata flows under surface for a part of it's length in upper reach thereafter it flows on the ground. 

Bata is a perennial one and divides Kayadra Dun into two parts. 

                               Hill View of River

             River system is our natural resources

              

                                 By :- Er. R C Verma