# Adhwara

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**Adhwara** ([Maithili](/source/Maithili_language): अधवारा) refers to a group of rivers flowing on the plane of the [Mithila region](/source/Mithila_(region)) in the [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent).[1] It is not a single river but a collective term for the interconnected waterways in the region. They originate in the foothills of the [Himalayas](/source/Himalayas) in [Nepal](/source/Nepal) before entering [India](/source/India).

## Description

Adhwara is a group of one and a half dozen small and big rivers flowing in the Mithila region. According to legend, it is mentioned in [Vedas](/source/Vedas) and [Puranas](/source/Puranas). It is also known as *Chhoti Ganga* of the region.[2] The rivers of the Adhwara group remain in spate during heavy rains in the Mithila region or in the [Terai region](/source/Terai) of Nepal. During this period, it causes several destruction in the region due to huge floods caused by over flow from these rivers. The major rivers or streams of the *Adhwara* group are *Bigghi*, [Dhouns](/source/Dhouns_River), [Thumhani](/source/Thumhani_River), *Khiroi*, *Kokra*, *Bachharaja, Lakhandei, Marha, Hardi, [Raato](/source/Ratnawati_River), Jhim, Lalbakaiya* and [Jamuni](/source/Jamuni_River), etc.[3][4][5][6][7]

The Adhwara group is one of the eight river basins in the Flood Management Information System (FMIS) focus area of Bihar. About 70% of discharge of the group passes through the Khiroi river and rest of 30% discharge passes through the Dhouns river that meets at [Akharharghat](/source/Akharharghat).[8]

## References

1. ["Closeted in its world - Darbhanga village seethes at persecution"](https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/closeted-in-its-world-darbhanga-village-seethes-at-persecution/cid/458084). *Telegraph online*

1. ["अधवारा नदी : इलाके की छोटी गंगा के अस्तित्व पर ग्रहण - null"](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/sitamarhi-11498633.html) (in Hindi). *Jagran*. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

1. ["अधवारा समूह की नदियां उफान पर, तीन दर्जन गांव बाढ़ के पानी से घिरे - Rivers of Adhwara group in spate, three dozen villages surrounded by flood water"](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-rivers-of-adhwara-group-in-spate-three-dozen-villages-surrounded-by-flood-water-21802720.html) (in Hindi). *Jagran*. Retrieved 2025-10-09.

1. ["India: Today’s news in Pictures"](https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/india-news/india-today-s-news-in-pictures/photo-jDkrES8ASqYpymOuZK7gmM.html). *Hindustan Times*. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2025-10-09.

1. ["दरभंगा में बागमती लाल निशान पार, कमला के बाद रौद्र रूप दिखाने लगी अधवारा, नए इलाकों में बाढ़"](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bagmati-and-adhwara-rivers-crossed-red-mark-in-darbhanga-bihar-flood-in-news-areas-201728023985098.html) (in Hindi). *www.livehindustan.com*. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2025-10-09.

1. ["Bihar: सीतामढ़ी में बागमती उफान पर, अधवारा समूह की नदियों के जलस्तर में अभी भी बढ़ोतरी जारी; फिलहाल मौसम साफ"](https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/on-the-rise-of-bagmati-in-sitamarhi-the-water-level-of-the-rivers-of-adhwara-group-still-continues-to-rise-2023-08-27) (in Hindi). *Amar Ujala*. Retrieved 2025-10-09.

1. ["जिले की नदियों के जलस्तर में हो रहा उतार-चढ़ाव"](https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/sitamarhi/story-fluctuations-in-the-water-level-of-the-rivers-of-the-district-8593230.html) (in Hindi). *www.livehindustan.com*. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2025-10-09.

1. ["FMIS"](https://fmiscwrdbihar.gov.in/fmis/Riverbasin.html#:~:text=Adhwara%20group%20of%20rivers%20originates,the%20Darbhanga%20-Bagmati%20at%20Ekmighat%20.). *fmiscwrdbihar.gov.in*. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

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