Godavari River

#Rivers_Series

▪️IN HEADLINES : Andhra Pradesh issues flood warning of Godavari river. 

▪️The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river system. It is also called the Dakshin Ganga.

▪️It rises in the Nasik district of Maharashtra and discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal.

▪️Its tributaries run through the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

 

▪️Left Bank Tributaries: Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati etc.

▪️Right Bank Tributaries: Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner etc.

▪️Among the on-going projects, the prominent ones are Prnahita-Chevala and Polavaram.

▪️The major urban Centers in the basin are Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Rajhmundry.

 

▪️Important dams : Gangapur dam, Jayakwadi dam.