Manuscript Number : GISRRJ181114

Kakolat Fall as a Tourist Sport in Nawada District, Bihar

Authors(1) :-Dr. Nazir Khan

Kakolat, a very beautiful waterfall of Bihar, is situated in Govindpur block of Nawada District, 64 streams do Mahabar hill forms it. It is 17 Km away from NH -31 and 35 Km from Nawada town. They are rain fed and fall along a deep slope at a height of d24 meters. It is two tier waterfall of the state. Due to pleasant environment, scenic beauty and greenish valley it is known as the Kashmir of Bihar. But because of naxal infested area and in isolation, it could not be properly developed till now. If the government develop carefully, a day will come Kakolat would be a tourist hub of Bihar.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Nazir Khan
Assistant Teacher, K.R. High School Bijubigha Nawada, Bihar, India

Waterfall, Streams, Precarious, Mahotsav

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 1 | Issue 1 | November-December 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-12-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 71-75
Manuscript Number : GISRRJ181114
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2582-0095

Cite This Article :

Dr. Nazir Khan, "Kakolat Fall as a Tourist Sport in Nawada District, Bihar", Gyanshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (GISRRJ), ISSN : 2582-0095, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp.71-75, November-December.2018
URL : https://gisrrj.com/GISRRJ181114

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