CENTRE TO TAKE STOCK OF KRISHNA AND GODAVARI WATER

CENTRE TO TAKE STOCK OF KRISHNA AND GODAVARI WATER UTILISATION

Union government is going to take stock of water utilisation from the Krishna and Godavari rivers following Telangana and Andhra Pradesh filing complaints against each other

The two States share stretches of the Krishna and the Godavari and own their tributarie

They have embarked on several new projects without getting clearance from the river boards, the Central Water Commission and the apex council comprising the Union Water Resources Minister and the Chief Ministers, as mandated by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

While the Godavari discharges over 3, 000 tmc ft into the sea, the Krishna has almost dried up, with Maharashtra and Karnataka taking up large projects

Telangana has also taken up several projects on the Krishna and the Godavari

 

Godavari: Originates in the Western Ghats of central India near Nashik in Maharashtra

India's second longest river after the Ganga

Largest in peninsular India, and had been dubbed as the Vridha Ganga

The major tributaries of the river can be classified as the left bank tributaries (Purna, Pranhita, Indravati and Sabari River) and the right bank tributaries (Pravara, Manjira, Manair)

Pranhita is the largest tributary and Manjira is the longest tributary 

More dams are constructed in the Godavari River basin than in any other river basin of India

The 600 MW capacity Upper Indravati hydro power station is the biggest hydro power station which diverts Godavari River water to the Mahanadi River basin

The Godavari River basin is endowed with rich mineral deposits such as oil and gas, coal, iron, limestone, manganese, copper, bauxite, granite, laterite, and others

Krishna river: Originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar

 

Krishna River is the fourth-biggest river in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Godavari and Brahmaputra

One of the major sources of irrigation for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

It flows through the state of Karnataka before entering Telangana State

The largest tributary of the Krishna River is the Tungabhadra River but the longest tributary is the Bhima River

The last surviving Mangrove forests in the Krishna estuary have been declared as the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary

Krishna river basin is endowed with rich mineral deposits such as oil & gas, coal, iron, limestone, dolomite, gold, granite, laterite, uranium, diamonds, etc.