Sarni

Sarni is a city 2nd largest Municipal Area of Madhya Pradesh in Betul district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Its a town near the Mathardeo hill of Satpura range. Sarni is located in an area that is known as a part of the Gondwana tract after the Gond tribe, who chiefly inhabited in this area and practiced shifting cultivation. In the fourteenth and fifteenth century, this area of Gonds was infiltrated by Rajputs and who, by the time of Mughals, had succeeded in reclaiming several parts of the Narmada valley for agriculture. The Gonds were pushed to higher plateaus and slopes to continue hunting and their shifting cultivation. This area saw unrest due to the tension between the Marathas and the Mughals during the seventeenth and eighteenth century.

Sarni is the very beautiful city which is surrounded by satpura mountain. Sarni is bestowed with several beautiful places of attraction in its vicinity due to its location in midst of Satpura hill ranges, valleys, plains, deep valleys, dense forests and water bodies including rivers, fountains and a large dam. Satpura Dam is a man made lake created as a reservoir for the Power Plant. One of the most conspicuous sites of Sarni is a Shiva temple overlooking the town from Mathardev peak.