Q. Consider the following rivers:

  1. Vamsadhara
  2. Indravati
  3. Pranahita
  4. Pennar

Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?

  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 2 and 3 only

Answer: (d) 2 and 3 only

River Godavari​
  • The Godavari river is the largest river of Peninsular India.
  • It is also called Dakshin Ganga.
  • It covers the state of Maharastra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and parts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union Territory of Puducherry (Yanam) having a total area of ~ 3 lakh Sq.km.
  • The Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra.
  • Left Bank Tributaries:
    • Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita, Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati etc.
  • Right Bank Tributaries:
    • Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner etc.
Vamshadhara
  • River Banshadhara is an important east-flowing river between Rushikulya and Godavari, in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
  • The river originates in the border of Thuamul Rampur in the Kalahandi district and Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district of Odisha
  • It runs for a distance of about 254 kilometres, where it joins the Bay of Bengal at Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Pennar
  • The 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.
  • The Pennar basin extends over states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka having an area of ~55 thousand Sq.km.