Project on godavari river

About the river Godavri

1. River Godavari

2. River Godavari The Godavari is India’s second longest river after the Ganga . It is also known as The Dakshin vahini Ganga , originates at an elevation of 1,067meters in the Brahmagiri Hills of the Western Ghats in Nashik of Maharashtra and merges in Bey of Bengal at Antarvedi .

3. Godavari Basin River Godavari flows directly from Maharasthra through the following states Telangana ( Nizamabad district Kandakurthi ) Madhya Pradesh Karnataka Odisha Andhra Pradesh Chattisgarh

4. Drainage Basin Of Godavari The total length of Godavari is about 1,465 km and it has a drainage basin of 31,3000sqkm and it comprises more than one state, which is almost 1/10 th of India.

5. GODAVARI RIVER BASIN

6. Tributaries The right bank tributaries of godavari are Pravara , Manjira , Maneru , Kinnerasani . The left bank tributaries are Pranahita , Indravathi , Purna , Sabari .

7. Religious Importance The Godavari River is regarded as holy by hindus and there are various religious spots on this river banks Jnana Saraswathi temple in Baasar

8. Kaleswhara , Muktheswara Temple in Kaleswaram . Lord Seetha Rama Swamy Temple in Bhadrachalam . Pattisam , Rajamundry , Antarvedi , etc are the few pilgrim places located on the banks of River Godavari in Telugu States.

9. Bridges and Dams on Godavari

10. Havelock Bridge Havelock Bridge was built across this river to east & west Godavari in 1897 .

11. Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage . Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage was built by Sir Arthur cotton in 1852 in Dowleswaram .

12. Sri Ram Sagar Dam Sri Ram Sagar Dam a multi purpose project built on this river in Telangana .

13. Environmental importance The delta of the Godavari River is the home of the Coringa Mangrove Froests and they are the second biggest mangrove development in India after Sundarban mangroves in West Bengal. These forests are safeguarding the villages close by during cyclones & wind storms.

14. THANK YOU Done By – Gauthami.B Class – IX A