Q. What is the origin of 'Sone River', recently seen in news?
Answer: Amarkantak highlands
Notes: Recently, over 40 people trapped in the flooded Sone River in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district were rescued by the State Disaster Relief Force. The Sone River, a principal southern tributary of the Ganges, originates in the Amarkantak highlands and flows eastward through Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar before joining the Ganges near Patna. It is 784 km long, wide and shallow, with a narrow floodplain and seasonal flow.

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