Luni River

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▪️Luni is an endorheic river. 

▪️The Luni or the Salt River (Lonari or Lavanavari in Sanskrit) is named so because its water is brackish below Balotra. 

▪️It is also known as the Sagarmati. 

▪️It originates from Western slopes of the Aravalli ranges near Ajmer.

 

▪️Its total catchment area falls in Rajasthan

▪️Luni is the only river basin of any significance in Western Rajasthan, which form the bulk of arid zone. 

▪️Luni originates from western slopes of the Aravalli ranges at an elevation of 772m near Ajmer flowing in South West direction and traversing a course of 511 km in Rajasthan, it finally flow into the Rann of Kachchh (it gets lost in the marsh)

▪️Most of its tributaries drain the steep north west of Aravalli hills and join it on left side.