“Subarnarekha” meaning “Streak of Gold”. A river that flows part the trip states of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. You must be thinking that the name is related to any ancient mythological events or tales. But the truth is, the river truly has pure gold in the water beneath. And it’s not a recent phenomenon, the gold has been there in the river bed for years. The river has been recently been on the headlines of major newspaper houses.
A “Storehouse” of Gold
The mystery is yet to be deciphered of this unusual occurrence. Its truly an astonishing circumstance to witness such huge amounts of gold in a river. An estimated amount of 60 to 80 gold particles are extracted in a month. Scientists have tried to find out the source of this gold, but till now they have not been able to discover the solution behind this strange phenomenon.