The Chambal river originates in Manpura near Indore in Madhya Pradesh.
The length of the river is 900 km and it is a tributary of Yamuna river.
The Chambal River remains one of North India’s unpolluted rivers, home to a rich diversity of flora and fauna.
The National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for the rare Ganges river dolphin.
Apart from the Ganges river dolphin, the other inhabitants of the sanctuary include magar (crocodile) and gharial (alligator). Migratory birds from Siberia form part of its rich avian fauna.