Godavari River

WHY IN NEWS?

FIRs against 12 senior officers of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) for alleged irregularities in the award of tenders for the Gosekhurdh irrigation project

ABOUT GODAVARI RIVER

• It is India's second longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra. It flows east for 1,465 kilometres, draining the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Karnataka.
• Major Tributaries: Indravati, Pravara, Wardha, Wainganga, Kanhan, Purna, Pranhita, Sabari, Manjira, Bindusara River etc.
• The Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project is an under-construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhoopalpally, Telangana.
• The project starts at the confluence point of Pranahita River and Godavari River.
• Gosekhurdh irrigation project is being constructed on the Wainganga River.

ABOUT WAINGANGA RIVER

• Wainganga River is one of the key tributaries of the river Godavari.
• Source: The river rises in the Mahadeo Hills in the Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh.
• Drainage Basin: It drains Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
• Longest Tributary: Kanhan River, which rises in the hills at the southern edge of the Satpura Range in the Chhindwara District (Madhya Pradesh).
• The Wainganga after joining the Wardha River at Chaprala in Gadchiroli district (Maharashtra) is known as the Pranahita River.
• Wardha river originates in Satpura Range in Betul District, Madhya Pradesh.
• Penganga river is a major tributary of the Wardha river and rises in the Ajanta range.
• Pranahita river empties into the Godavari River at Kaleshwaram, Telangana.
• Pranahita river is the largest tributary of the Godavari river covering about 34% of its drainage basin.

Prelims Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding Wainganga River:
1.Wainganga River is one of the key tributaries of the river Krishna.
2.Gosekhurdh irrigation project is being constructed on the Wainganga River.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)1 only
b)2 only
c)Both 1 and 2
d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to the Prelims Question