 Mandakini river flows along NH-107 in Rudraprayag district and turns violent during monsoon, often destroying parts of the highway and adjoining villages.Meaning of 'Mandakini'
The prefix "mand" (Sanskrit) means "calm" and "unhurried", and Mandakini thus signifies "she who flows calmly".The Mandakini is a runnable low volume river from October to April and can be unpredictable during the Monsoon months (June–September) when all rivers in the area become swollen torrents.