KUMARGAON SPRING
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Description
A karst spring yielding 800 lps has been reported from somewhere near Kumargaon or Komargaon (note 1), a village about 5 km west of Jagdalpur (N19°04': E82°02') on the road to Chitrakot (note 2). The spring, rising from Kanger Limestone (Indravati Series, Purana Group), is located in a low topographic area and rises from about half a dozen orifices in a bowl-shaped depression measuring 60 m in diameter and 3 to 5 m in depth (ADYALKAR & RADHAKRISHNA (1972: 136; plate 19 figure 9).
NOTE 1: The relevant Survey of India sheet 65-E/16 (1967 edition) shows at the spot N19°06': E081°57' where ADYALKAR & RADHAKRISHNA (1972) position their »Kumargaon« (page 136) or »Komargaon« (page 140: plate XIX figure 10) a place called Kumrhawand above the left (southern) bank of the Indravati river. AMS sheet NE44-03 Jagdalpur (U502 series,1963 edition) shows shows deserted settlements in this area. NOTE 2: Chitrakot N19°11': E081°43' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) on Survey of India sheet 65-E/12 (not seen) is not shown AMS sheet NE44-03 Jabalpur (U502 series, 1963 edition) but in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 95 H1) at a travelling diatnce of 36 km approximately ENE from Jagdalpur (N19°04': E082°02').
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.5 | MALGAM KARST SPRING | ||
| 18.3 | RATMA SINK | ||
| 19.2 | MANDOTA KARST SPRING | ||
| 20.7 | CHEPKA SPRING | ||
| 25.7 | GREEN CHAMBER CAVE | ||
| 25.7 | KOTOMSAR (Cave near) | ||
| 26.0 | CHITRAKOT CAVES (Cooper 1983) | ||
| 26.0 | MAERAR PAKNA CAVE 1 | ||
| 26.0 | DHODRA KONTA SHELTER 1 |