Godavari river
▪️IN HEADLINES : Andhra Pradesh issues flood warning of Godavari river
▪️ The Godavari is the largest river system of the Peninsular India and is revered as Dakshina Ganga or Vridha Ganga
▪️It rises in the Nasik district of Maharashtra and discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal total length 1,465 km
▪️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,Sriram sagar and Sir Arthur cotton Barra
▪️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.
▪️The delta of the Godavari is of lobate type with a round bulge and many distributaries
