RONGSIANG SPRING (Godwin Austen 1869)
25.205600,90.958300
Description
A karst rising, which was seen in March 1867 (at the peak of the dry season), to be »… gushing out, with a considerable body of water, from a small cavern in the limestone rocks« reported GODWIN AUSTEN (1869a: 25-26) from a location in the river bed of the »Rongsiang« (also: Rungsiang, i.e. Maheshkali, Maheshkhali, Maheshkhola), and upstream of a place called Jugni (note 1) at a spot located »A short distance above the last deep pool, the river is seen gushing out, with a considerable body of water, from a small cavern in the limestone rocks … At about two miles [3 km or so] further up the limestone comes to an end, and the lower sandstones become visible; they dip at 30 degrees. … The whole valley is extremely malarious, close, and shut in from air, and we all suffered a few days after from passing up; not a man with me or self escaped fever, the season was advancing, rain had begun to fall, which may account in a measure for the suddenness of the attack.« This spring of water is perhaps a resurgence and possibly fed by –>Menggo Kol (Mongo Kol).
NOTE 1: GODWIN AUSTEN (1869a map) indicates »Jugni« near N25°12'20”: E90°59'45' (obsolete geodetic datum) but compared with the Survey of India sheet 78-K/SE (Half-Inch series, 1926 and 1930 editions) Jugni (not shown) was probably somewhere in the vicinity of N25°12'20": E90°57'20" (WGS84).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | BILLAR DHOBA RESURGENCE | ||
| 0.3 | MENGGO 1 (Cave near) | ||
| 0.3 | MENGGO 2 (Cave near) | ||
| 1.0 | MENGGO KOL | ||
| 4.8 | DIWA CHIRING CHIGNAP | ||
| 4.9 | BANDINI NAGIL | ||
| 5.1 | RONGDANGGAI SONGACHAM RONGKOL | ||
| 5.3 | RONGDANGGAI RONGKOL | ||
| 5.4 | TETENG NOKKIM |