Context:
A century old Indian Iris tree, on the bank of River Akhanda Godavari, collapsed recently.
Godavari River:
- Largest Peninsular river system.
- Also known as – Dakshin Ganga.
- Origin – Rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Western Ghats in the Maharashtra region
- Bounded by – Satmala Hills (North), Ajanta Range and Mahadeo Hills (South), Eastern Ghats (East) and Western Ghats (West).
- Drainage into – Bay of Bengal.
- Known as Akhanda Godavari at Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) before splitting into distributaries.
- It empties via its 2 mouths – Gautami Godavari to the north and the Vasishta Godavari to the south.
- River basin extends over – Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka, Puducherry.
- Tributaries –
- Right Bank – Pravara, Manjira and Maner
- Left Bank – Purna, Pranhita, Indravathi and Sabari
- Hydropower projects – Nizam Sagar, Pochampad, Polavaram etc.
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2022 Prelims]
(a) Cauvery
(b) Manjira
(c) Pennar
(d) Tungabhadra
Answer: (c)
