Rushikulya

The Rushikulya River is one of the major rivers in the state of Odisha and covers entire catchment area in the districts of Kandhamal and Ganjam district of Odisha. The Rushikulya originates at an elevation of about 1000 metres from Daringbadi hills of the Eastern Ghats range. The place from where the river originates, Daringbadi is called the ' Kashmir of Odisha '. The river lies within the geographical coordinates of 19.07 to 20.19 north latitude and 84.01 to 85.06 east longitude. It meets the Bay of Bengal at Puruna Bandha in Ganjam. Its tributaries are the Baghua, the Dhanei, the Badanadi etc. It has no delta as such at its mouth.Area under RushikulyaThe river flows from the Daringbadi hill station in Kandhamal district and in Ganjam district it flows through Surada, Dharakote, Asika, Pitala, Purusottampur, Taratarini,Pratappur, Alladigam, Brahmapur, Ganjam and drains in Chhatrapur block. It is 165 km long with the total catchment area is 7700 km2.