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Could you ever imagine taking gold from a river? Well, this Indian river seems to be the place for it.

Gold is a precious metal. Since the bygone age, gold has been a cardinal point in history. Be it for trade, mining, artefacts etc. Even today, gold investments are considered good monetary resource. While the government has its own gold mining resources, did you know that there is a place from where any one can access natural gold? Sounds unbelievable, right. There is a river in India, if lores are to be believed, flows with gold! There is no mythology related it.

This Indian river is considered a ‘storehouse of gold’ and stretches for 474km.

The River of Gold in India

This river that flows with gold is named as Subarnarekha river. If you trace it s etymology, it translates into ‘streak of gold’. This Subarnarekha river flow in east part of India in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and parts of Odisha. The origin of the river is in the Nagdi village located located in the Chhota Nagpur plateau, 16 km away from Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi.

Pure gold has always been found in the riverbed however it remains a mystery to trace the origin and why the river has gold. So far, it is attributed to the mountain regions where it originates from.

The river flows through Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha gurgling past plains in the form of a waterfall called Hundru Falls nd eventually falls and merges with the Bay of Bengal. Not only the Subarnarekha river but also its tributary Kharkari river also yields gold particles in its sand.

Wondering how do we extract the gold? According to a report by Times of India, the extraction process takes place all year round barring the monsoon season. The locals, tribals in the surrounding area are offered the employment and help filter the sand and extract the gold from the river bed. The size of the gold particles is the same as a rice grain and at times smaller than that and one can see sifting sand with sieves at the bottom of the river.

Did you know that the city of Tatanagar is situated in the confluence of Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers?