Marshyangdi River

 

Marshyangdi River

Why In News?

●       Tragic Bus Accident: 14 Indian Tourists Perish as Bus Plunges into Nepal's Marshyangdi River.

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●       The Marshyangdi (or Marsyangdi) is a mountain river in Nepal. Its length is about 150 kilometres.

●       The Marshyangdi begins at the confluence of two mountain rivers, the Khangsar Khola and the Jharsang Khola, northwest of the Annapurna massif at an altitude of 3,600 meters near Manang village.

●       The Marshyangdi joins the Trishuli river near Mugling as one of its tributaries.

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