Rajat Prapat Falls, Pachmarhi,
Madhya Pradesh
Rajat Prapat Falls is a waterfall located in Pachmarhi Hill Station inside Satpura National Park in Narmadapuram District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the tallest waterfall of Pachmarhi and is the 30th highest waterfall in India. This falls is also called as Silver Falls / Big Falls. Pachmarhi is famously known as the Queen of Satpura.
The Waterfall
This falls is a horsetail type waterfall with a single drop of 107 metres (351 ft). The waterfall shines as silver when sunlight falls on it. Hence, the falls came to be called as Rajat Prapat (Rajat means silver & Prapat means falls). This fall is situated inside the Satpura National Park and the visitors need to take permission from the forest department. The falls can be viewed from a viewpoint situated in the opposite direction.
No one is allowed to go near the
waterfall. Tourist can also have a panoramic view of the lush green Satpura
ranges from this point. This falls is nearly half a km towards the east of
Apsara Vihar and can be reached by a 15-minute walk over rocks and boulders
from Apsara Vihar. Rajat Prapat originates from the same stream Apsara Kund
comes from. The best time to visit this waterfall is
during post monsoon.
Connectivity
The falls is located at about 3
Kms from Pachmarhi Bus Stand. Pachmarhi is located at about 29 Kms from Matkuli,
52 Kms from Pipariya Railway Station, 54 Kms from Pipariya, 108 Kms from Gadarwara,
119 Kms from Narmadapuram, 120 Kms from Narmadapuram Railway Station, 122 Kms
from Itarsi, 136 Kms from Chhindwara, 156 Kms from Narsinghpur, 210 Kms from Bhopal
and 222 Kms from Bhopal Airport. Pachmarhi is well connected
from Narmadapuram, Chhindwara, Bhopal, Indore, Itarsi, Gadarwara and Narsinghpur.
Buses start from Rani Kamalapati ISBT of Bhopal and generally take
close to 5–6 hours to reach Pachmarhi.
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