Bihar

• 06 Feb 2025

Kiul River

Why in News? 

Recently, the Bihar Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of a bridge to be built on the Kiul River at a cost of Rs 49 crore. 

Key Points  

• About the Bridge: 
  • The length of this bridge is 390 meters and width is 12 meters. 
  • This bridge connecting Kiul-Lakhisarai is completely constructed by the Road Construction Department . 
• Kiul River:  
  • The Kiul River is a tributary of the Ganges, whose origin is the mountain of northern Chhota Nagpur.  
  • This river falls from the ranges located in Giridih district of Jharkhand and reaches Lakhisarai through Jamui and merges with the Haruhar River. 
    • After this it merges with the Ganges in Munger distric