▁river ▁near ▁the ▁falls . ▁A ▁legend ▁says ▁that ▁Lord ▁Ram ▁had ▁been ▁stay ing ▁here ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁during ▁his ▁Van vas . ▁The ▁river ▁then ▁cross es ▁under ne ath ▁a ▁bridge ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁It ▁continues ▁its ▁run ▁now ▁along ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁SH ▁ 1 3 4 ▁crossing ▁over ▁into ▁the ▁Bel ga um ▁district , ▁K arn ata ka . ▁At ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sank esh war ▁it ▁begins ▁its ▁short ▁south - east ward ▁course ▁before ▁it ▁confl u ences ▁with ▁G hat ap rab ha ▁river ▁after ▁H id kal ▁dam ▁and ▁before ▁G ok ak ▁falls . ▁ ▁Ir rig ation ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁has ▁constructed ▁two ▁bar riers ▁over ▁the ▁river ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁D ab h il ▁we ir ▁and ▁the ▁De var de ▁we ir ▁which ▁provide ▁ir rig ation ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁villages . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁▁ ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁river ' s ▁origin ▁being ▁a ▁sacred ▁gro ove ▁is ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁loc als . ▁During ▁the ▁mon so on ▁months , ▁fresh ▁rain ▁water ▁transform s ▁the ▁landscape ▁into ▁a ▁l ush ▁green ▁o asis ▁with ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁m ush rooms ▁which ▁spr out ▁out ▁along ▁its ▁banks . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁plants ▁like ▁kar vi ▁and ▁mal ab ar ▁mel ast ome . ▁ ▁Water ▁poll ution ▁status ▁Phys ico - chem ical ▁analysis ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁water ▁of ▁the