Sai (river)

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Sai
Bela Bhawani Temple on the banks of the Sai in Bela Pratapgarh

Bela Bhawani Temple on the banks of the Sai in Bela Pratapgarh

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location Uttar Pradesh ( India )
River system Ganges
Drain over Gomti  → Ganges  → Indian Ocean
origin in the Hardoi district
27 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  N , 80 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  E
muzzle southeast of Jaunpur in the Gomti coordinates: 25 ° 39 ′ 6 ″  N , 82 ° 48 ′ 6 ″  E 25 ° 39 ′ 6 ″  N , 82 ° 48 ′ 6 ″  E

length 563 km
Medium-sized cities Raebareli , Bela Pratapgarh

The Sai ( Hindi : सई Saī [ sʌi ]) is a 563 km long river in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It flows into the Gomti , which in turn is a tributary of the Ganges .

The Sai rises in the Hardoi district in central Uttar Pradesh and flows between the courses of the Ganges and Gomti, parallel to these two larger rivers, in a south-easterly direction through the Ganges plain . It crosses the Hardoi, Unnao , Raebareli , Pratapgarh and Jaunpur districts . The cities of Raebareli and Bela Pratapgarh are on the banks of the Sai. The Sai flows into the Gomti 16 kilometers southeast of Jaunpur .

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