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The
weather in the area is generally pleasant except in the summer season
when it is hot due to absence of vegetation in the area.The river flows
sluggishly on the upstream side of the falls due to its meandering
nature as it drains through the plains of Jagadalpur.
This reach
of the river valley has very little forest cover. Below the falls the
river traverses the Bodhghat forested area and the river regime
undergoes drastic change in its flow conditions. Aeration process and
the forest in the downstream area filters the silt in the river.
Chitakoot Falls is one of the two of the waterfalls located in the
Kanger Valley National Park,
the other is Teerathgarh Falls.
Getting There
Entry into
the national park is permitted form Netanar and Kotumsar barriers.
Netanar barrier is situated at 33 km from Jagdalpur on the road passing
through village Sargipal, Bodal, Murma, and Netanar. The park starts
after 3 km from the Netanar barrier.
Main entry
of the park is from Kotumsar barrier situated at 27 km from Jagdalpur on
the Jagdalpur-Darbha road i.e. NH 221 (connecting Jagdalpur to
Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh). Inside the park there is good network of
Murram and Kutcha roads.
Jagdalpur has its own Railway Station
named as Jagdalpur Railway Station. It is well connected with the cities
like Raipur, Bilaspur, Delhi, Puri and Visakhapatnam.
Jagdalpur
(27 km) is the nearest railhead and bus stand from the
Kanger Ghati
National Park.
Nearest airport to
Jagdalpur is
Jagdalpur Airport, located around very near to city center. The
airport currently not provided any scheduled flight. The nearest domestic /
international Airport from Jagdalpur is
Swami Vivekananda International
Airport, Raipur, roughly 6 hours drive (295 km) from Jagdalpur. It is well
connected with major cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and
Mumbai etc.
For local transport, the
commuters have the options of city bus and auto-rickshaw. Auto rickshaws
are the popular mode of local commuting.
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