Luni River

Luni River Sagarmati
Luni River
Course of River Luni or Lavanaravi river, south of the estimated route of the ancient Sarasvati river
Native name	Lavanavari (Sanskrit) Lavanavati (Sanskrit)
Location
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Pushkar Valley near Ajmer
• elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Mouth
• location	Gujarat
• coordinates	24°39′N 71°11′E / 24.650°N 71.183°E / 24.650; 71.183
Length	495 km (308 mi)
Basin size	37,363 km2 (14,426 sq mi)
Basin features
Cities	Birami, Raipur
Tributaries
• left	Jawai River, Sukri River, Guhiya River, Bandi River, Liladi River
• right	Jojari River

The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert in Northwest India.^[1] It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km (308 mi). It is first known as Sagarmati, then after passing Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Sarasvati, which originates from Pushkar Lake and from then on it is called Luni.^[2]

In 1892, Maharaja Jaswant Singh II of Jodhpur constructed 0 in Pichiyak village between Bilara and Bhawi of Jodhpur district. It is one of the largest artificial lakes in India and irrigates more than 12,000 acres (49 km²).^[2] It is one of the internal drainage rivers in India; it does not meet with Arabian Sea. It is drained before it reaches the Arabian Sea.