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🖌️Ponnaiyar River

🛡️The Ponnaiyar is a small stream which is confined to the coastal area only.

🛡️It covers a small area in the state of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

🛡️The river originates in the Nandi Hills in the Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka and flows through Tamil Nadu before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

🛡️It has a catchment area of 1,424 square miles (3,690 km2) located in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states.

🛡️Small dams of Kelavarapalli and Krishnagiri dams are built across this river near Hosur and Krishnagiri.

🛡️The largest dam on this river , Sathanur Dam with 7.3 Tmcft Gross Capacity is built near Tiruvannamalai.

🛡️Ponnaiyar Basin is bounded on the North -West and South by various ranges of the Eastern Ghats like the Velikonda Range, the Nagari hills, the Javadu hills, the Shevaroy hills, the Chitteri hills and the Kalrayan hills and in the East by the Bay of Bengal.

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🖌️Zuari River- (Part- 2)

🛡️Zuari is 92 km long, but is connected to other rivers and canals such as Mandovi river (62 km in length) and Cumbarjua Canal (15 km).

🛡️Their lengths and widths vary with tidal and other seasonal flooding.

🛡️Zuari and Mandovi Rivers form an estuarine system.

🛡️They are the backbone of Goa's agricultural industry.

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🖌️Zuari River- (Part- 1)

🛡️It is West flowing rivers from Western Ghats.

🛡️Zuari River is the largest river in the state of Goa, India. It is a tidal river.

🛡️The Zuari originates at Hemad-Barshem in the Western Ghats.

🛡️The Zuari is also referred to as the Aghanashani in the interior regions.

🛡️Port city of (Vasco da Gama, Goa) lies on the mouth of the Zuari River.

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🖌️Mahadayi/ Mandovi River- (Part- 1)

🛡️Mahadayi (Called as Mandovi in Goa), is west-flowing river in the Western Ghats.

🛡️It originates in Deagaon village, Belagavi district of Karnataka.

🛡️The river flows about 35 km in Karnataka and goes through Maharashtra and Goa (about 82km) before meeting the Arabian Sea.

🛡️Mahadayi Water-sharing Dispute has states of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka vying for water from the Mahadayi or Mandovi river, which flows through the three states.

🛡️The river has a Length of 77 Kilometres (48 miles), 29 kilometres (18 miles) in Karnataka and 52 kilometres (32 miles) in Goa.

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🖌️Mahadayi/ Mandovi River- (Part- 2)

🛡️River has a 2,032 km2 catchment area in Karnataka & 1,580 km2 catchment area in Goa.

🛡️With its cerulean waters, Dudhsagar Falls and Varapoha Falls, it is also known as the Gomati in a few places.

🛡️Mandovi and the Zuari are the Two Primary rivers in the State of Goa.

📌Mandovi River Tributaries

🛡️Mandovi joins with the Zuari at a common point at Cabo Aguada, forming the Mormugao harbour.

🛡️Panaji, the state capital and Old Goa, the former capital of Goa, are both situated on the left bank of the Mandovi.

🛡️The River Mapusa is a tributary of the Mandovi.

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🖌️Pamba River- (Part- 1)

🛡️Pampa is the third longest river in Kerala after Periyar and Bharathappuzha and the longest river in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore.

🛡️Sabarimala Temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa is located on the banks of the river.

🛡️The river is also known as "Dakshina Bhageerathi" and "River Baris".

🛡️In old Hindu Epics, Pampa was Lord Brahma's daughter, who was later married to Lord Shiva.

🛡️Pamba (also Called as Baris River) originates at Pulachimalai hill in the
Peerumedu plateau in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 1,650 metres (5,410 ft).

🛡️Length of river is 176 km.

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🖌️Pamba River- (Part- 2)

🛡️The river enriches Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha districts of Kerala state.

🛡️Kuttanad, important rice cultivating area in Kerala receives its irrigation water from the Pamba river.

🛡️Pamba basin is bounded on the east by the Western Ghats.

📌Tributaries of Pamba River-

1. Azhuthayar
2. Kakkiyar
3. Kakkattar
4. Kallar
5. Madatharuvi
6. Thanungattilthodu
7. Kozhithodu
8. Varattar
9. Kuttemperoor

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🖌️Periyar River- (Part- 1)

🛡️It is West Flowing Peninsular river.

🛡️Periyar is the longest river and the river with the largest discharge potential in the Indian State of Kerala.

🛡️It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking Water for several major towns.

🛡️The Periyar is of utmost significance to the economy of Kerala.

🛡️It generates a significant proportion of Kerala's electrical power via the Idukki Dam and flows along a region of industrial and commercial activity.

🛡️Periyar has a Total Length of approximately 244 Kilometres.

🛡️Periyar basin spreads over an area of 5,398 square kilometres (2,084 sq mi), most of it in central Kerala.

🛡️The river drains parts of Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts in Kerala and Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

🛡️The source of the Periyar lies high in the Western Ghats.

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🖌️Periyar River- (Part- 2)

🛡️It is variously claimed to be located in Kerala and in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu.

🛡️The source of the river lies in the remote forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve.

🛡️Various sources indicate the origin of the river to be Chokkampatti Mala, peak on the southern boundary of the Periyar Tiger Reserve.

🖌️Tributaries-

📌Major tributaries are:

1. Muthirapuzha River
2. Mullayar River
3. Cheruthoni River
4. Perinjankutti River
5. Edamala River

📌Minor tributaries are:

1. Muthayar
2. Perunthuraiar
3. Chinnar
4. Cheruthony
5. Kattappanayar

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🖌️Rushikulya River- (Part- 2)

📌Olive Ridley turtles

🛡️The smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.

🛡️They live in warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

🛡️Olive ridley turtles IUCN status- “endangered”Olive Ridley turtles on Odisha coast.

📌Olive Ridley turtles on Odisha coast

🛡️Known for their unique mass nesting called “Arribada”= thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs.

🛡️Orissa coast is the largest mass hatching site of Olive ridley turtle in the world.

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🖌️Tributaries of Vaigai River- (Part- 2)

🛡️The main tributaries of the river Vaigai are, the river Suruliyaru, the river Mullaiyaaru, the river Varaganadi, the river Manjalaru and river Kridhumaal.

🛡️All these rivers, except Kridhumaal join with the great Vaigai river nearer to the places around the Vaigai Dam which is situated in Theni district, whereas Kridhumaal joins Vaigai in Madurai.

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🖌️Rushikulya River- (Part- 1)

🛡️Rushikulya River is one of
the major rivers in the state of Odisha and covers entire catchment area in the districts of Kandhamal and Ganjam district of Odisha.

🛡️Source: Nayagarh hills

🛡️Mouth known for: Hatching
site of Olive ridley turtles

🛡️Rushikulya originates at an elevation of about 1000 metres from Daringbadi hills of the Eastern Ghats range.

🛡️The place from where the river originates, Daringbadi is called the "Kashmir of Odisha".

🛡️It meets the Bay of Bengal at Puruna Bandha in Ganjam.

🛡️Its tributaries are the Baghua, the Dhanei, the Badanadi etc.

🛡️It has no delta as such at its mouth.

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🖌️Vaigai River- (Part- 1)

🛡️Vaigai is a river in Theni, Andipatti and Madurai, Tamil Nadu state of Southern India.

🛡️It originates in Varusanadu Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range, and flows northeast through the Kambam Valley, which lies between the Palni Hills to the North and the Varushanad Hills to the South.

🛡️The Vattaparai Falls are located on this river.

🛡️South of the Cauvery delta, there are several streams, of which the Vaigai is the longest.

🛡️The Vaigai Basin is an important basin among the 12 basin lying between the Cauvery and Kanyakumari.

🛡️Vaigai is 258 kilometres (160 mi) long, with a drainage basin 7,031 square kilometres (2,715 sq mi) large.

🛡️Vaigai drains an area of 7,741 Sq.Km, which entirely lies in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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🖌️Pennar River

🛡️The Pennar (also known as Uttara Pinakini) is one of the major rivers of the peninsula.

🛡️Pennar rises in the Chenna Kasava hill of the Nandidurg range, in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka and flows towards east eventually draining into the Bay of Bengal.

🛡️The total length of the river from origin to its outfall in the Bay of Bengal is 597 km.

🛡️Located in peninsular India, the Pennar basin extends over states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka having an area of ~55 thousand Sq.km.

🖌️Tributaries of Pennar River

🛡️Left Bank: the Jayamangali, the Kunderu and the

🛡️Right bank: the Chiravati, the Papagni etc.

🖌️Projects on Pennar River

🛡️Tungabhadra high level canal in Krishna basin irrigated areas in Pennar basin also.

🛡️The only major project in the basin is the Somasila Project.

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🖌️Tributaries of Krishna River

🛡️Right bank: the Ghatprabha, the Malprabha and the Tungabhadra.

🛡️Left Bank: the Bhima, the Musi and the Munneru.

🖌️Projects on Krishna River

🛡️Important ones are the Tungabhadra, Ghataprabha, Nagarjunasagar, Malaprabha, Bhima, Bhadra and Telugu Ganga.

🛡️The major Hydro Power stations in the basin are Koyna, Tungabhadara, Sri Sailam, Nagarjuna Sagar, Almatti, Naryanpur, Bhadra.

🖌️Industry in Krishna Basin

🛡️The major Urban Centers in the Basin are Pune, Hyderabad.

🛡️Hyderabad is the state capital of Telangana and is now a major IT hub.

🛡️Pune in Maharashtra has number of automobile and IT industry and is major education centre.

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🖌️Krishna River

🛡️The major part of basin is covered with agricultural land accounting to 75.86% of the total area.

🛡️The Krishna forms a large delta with a shoreline of about 120 km. The Krishna delta appears to merge with that formed by the Godavari and extends about 35 km into the sea.

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🖌️Krishna River

🛡️The Krishna is the second largest east flowing river of the Peninsula.

🛡️The Krishna Basin extends over Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka having a total area of ~2.6 lakh Sq.km.

🛡️It is bounded by Balaghat range on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east and by the Western Ghats on the west.

🛡️The Krishna River rises from the Western Ghats near Jor village of Satara district of Maharashtra at an altitude of 1,337 m just north of Mahabaleshwar.

🛡️The total length of river from origin to its outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,400 km.

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🖌️Tributaries of Godavari River

🛡️The left bank tributaries are more in number and larger in size than the right bank tributaries.

🛡️The Manjra (724 km) is the only important Right Bank Tributary, joins the Godavari after passing through the Nizam Sagar.

🛡️Left Bank Tributaries: Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita [conveying the combined waters of Penganga, the Wardha and
Wainganga], Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati etc.

🛡️Right Bank Tributaries: Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner etc.

🛡️Below Rajahmundry, the river divides itself into two main streams, the Gautami Godavari on the east and the Vashishta Godavari on the west and forms a large delta before it pours into the Bay of Bengal.

🛡️The delta of the Godavari is of lobate type with a round bulge and many distributaries.

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🖌️Projects on Godavari River

🛡️Important projects completed duing the plan period are Srirama Sagar, Godavari barrage, Upper Penganga, Jaikwadi, Upper Wainganga, Upper Indravati, Upper Wardha.

🛡️Among the on-going projects, the prominent ones are Prnahita-Chevala and Polavaram.

🖌️Floods and Droughts in Godavari Basin

🛡️Godavari basin faces flooding problem in its lower reaches. The coastal areas are cyclone-prone.

🛡️The delta areas face drainage congestion due to flat topography. A large portion of Maharashtra falling (Marathwada) in the basin is
drought prone.