GODAVARI:
The Godavari River is the second longest river in India after the river Ganges. It starts in Maharashtra and flows east for 1,465 kilometres (910 mi) emptying into Bay of Bengal draining the Indian states 1)Maharashtra (48.6%), i.e 704km
2)Telangana (41.5%)i.e 608km
3) Andhra Pradesh (10.4%)i.e 153km
4) Chhattisgarh (10.9%),
5)Madhya Pradesh (10.0%),
6)Odisha (5.7%) and
7)Karnataka (1.4%)
through its extensive network of tributaries. Measuring up to a staggering 3,12,812 km2 , it forms one of the largest river basins in India, only the Ganges and Indus(within Indian borders) rivers have a drainage basin larger than it.In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the 'Dakshina Ganga' - the South Ganges river
The river basin is considered to be divided into 3 sections :
upper(source to confluence with Manjira),
middle(between confluence of Manjira and Pranhita) and
lower(Pranhita confluence to mouth).
The Pranhita river, conveying the combined waters of the Penganga, the Wardha and Wainganga, which drain Nagpur and southern slopes of the Satpura ranges, falls into Godavari about 306 km below its confluence with the Majira. Forty eight km lower, the waters of the Indravathi join the river. Both the Pranhita and the Indravathi are major rivers in their own right. The last major tributary is the Sabari from Orissa, which falls into the Godavari, 100 km above Rajahmundry
The largest tributary of the Godavari is the Pranhita with about 34.9% coverage of drainage area. The Pravara, Manjira and Maner are notable right bank tributaries covering about 16.1%, the Purna, Pranhita, Indravathi and Sabari are important left bank tributaries, covering nearly 59.7% of the total catchment area of the basin. The Godavari in the upper, middle and lower reaches make up for the balance of 24.2%. The Godavari basin as whole receives 84% of the annual rainfall on an average, during the southwest monsoon, which sets in mid June and ends by mid October.
TELANGANA:The river flows along the border between Adilabad in the north and Nizamabad,Karimnagar districts to its south. About 12 km after entering Telangana it merges with the back waters of the Sriram Sagar Dam. The river after emerging through the dam gates, enjoys a wide river bed, often splitting to encase sandy islands. The river receives a minor but significant tributary Kadam river. It then emerges at its eastern side to act as state border with Maharashtra only to later enter into Khammam district. In this district the river flows through an important Hindu pilgrimage town- Bhadrachalam. The river further swells after receiving a minor tributary Kinnerasani River and exits into Andhra Pradesh.
MINERALS:The principal minerals found are bauxite, manganese, iron ore and coal. Other minerals like lead, zinc, corundum, refractory minerals and kaolin are also found in small quantities in different parts of the basin.
The Godavari River is the second longest river in India after the river Ganges. It starts in Maharashtra and flows east for 1,465 kilometres (910 mi) emptying into Bay of Bengal draining the Indian states 1)Maharashtra (48.6%), i.e 704km
2)Telangana (41.5%)i.e 608km
3) Andhra Pradesh (10.4%)i.e 153km
4) Chhattisgarh (10.9%),
5)Madhya Pradesh (10.0%),
6)Odisha (5.7%) and
7)Karnataka (1.4%)
through its extensive network of tributaries. Measuring up to a staggering 3,12,812 km2 , it forms one of the largest river basins in India, only the Ganges and Indus(within Indian borders) rivers have a drainage basin larger than it.In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the 'Dakshina Ganga' - the South Ganges river
upper(source to confluence with Manjira),
middle(between confluence of Manjira and Pranhita) and
lower(Pranhita confluence to mouth).
The Pranhita river, conveying the combined waters of the Penganga, the Wardha and Wainganga, which drain Nagpur and southern slopes of the Satpura ranges, falls into Godavari about 306 km below its confluence with the Majira. Forty eight km lower, the waters of the Indravathi join the river. Both the Pranhita and the Indravathi are major rivers in their own right. The last major tributary is the Sabari from Orissa, which falls into the Godavari, 100 km above Rajahmundry
The largest tributary of the Godavari is the Pranhita with about 34.9% coverage of drainage area. The Pravara, Manjira and Maner are notable right bank tributaries covering about 16.1%, the Purna, Pranhita, Indravathi and Sabari are important left bank tributaries, covering nearly 59.7% of the total catchment area of the basin. The Godavari in the upper, middle and lower reaches make up for the balance of 24.2%. The Godavari basin as whole receives 84% of the annual rainfall on an average, during the southwest monsoon, which sets in mid June and ends by mid October.
TELANGANA:The river flows along the border between Adilabad in the north and Nizamabad,Karimnagar districts to its south. About 12 km after entering Telangana it merges with the back waters of the Sriram Sagar Dam. The river after emerging through the dam gates, enjoys a wide river bed, often splitting to encase sandy islands. The river receives a minor but significant tributary Kadam river. It then emerges at its eastern side to act as state border with Maharashtra only to later enter into Khammam district. In this district the river flows through an important Hindu pilgrimage town- Bhadrachalam. The river further swells after receiving a minor tributary Kinnerasani River and exits into Andhra Pradesh.
MINERALS:The principal minerals found are bauxite, manganese, iron ore and coal. Other minerals like lead, zinc, corundum, refractory minerals and kaolin are also found in small quantities in different parts of the basin.
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