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Krishna River
Krishna river gorge by Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Down stream view of Prakasam Barrage.Krishna river near Vijayawada
The Krishna River is a river in the Deccan plateau and is the third-longest river in India, after the Ganges and Godavari.[4] It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganges, Indus and Godavari.[5] The river, also called Krishnaveni, is 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) long and its length in Maharashtra is 282 kilometres.[6] It is a major source of irrigation in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.[7]
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^"Map of Krishna River basin" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2015.The Krishna is the second largest east flowing peninsular river. It originates near Mahabaleshwar, Jor village (Sahayadri), Maharastra. It flows through Karnataka before entering Telangana.
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consolidation. This was the time when the land between the Tungabhadra and Krishnariver (the Raichur doab) was acquired (1512), ruler of Odisha were subdued...
through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before joining the KrishnaRiver. After the first sixty-five kilometers in a narrow valley through rugged...
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Krishna Pushkaram is a holy festival in Hinduism to worship the KrishnaRiver, which is one of the 12 sacred rivers in India. The holy festival is observed...
Deccan beyond the Tungabhadra-KrishnaRiver doab region, in addition to annexing Gajapati Empire (Odisha) up to the KrishnaRiver, thus becoming a notable...
adjudicate the river water utilization disputes among the river basin states of Krishna and Godavari rivers under the provisions of Interstate River Water Disputes...
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the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the KrishnaRiver surrounded by the hills of the Eastern Ghats, known as the Indrakeeladri...
rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Krishna (/ˈkrɪʃnə/; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa [ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ]) is a major deity in...
the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2016. "Almatti Dam". Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited. Retrieved 27 July 2016. "Basava Sagara (Narayanapur...
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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the KrishnaRiver at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh...
The Koyna River (Marathi pronunciation: [koːj(ə)naː]) is a tributary of the KrishnaRiver which originates in Mahableshwar, Satara district, western Maharashtra...
his Indica (c. 310 BCE) that Andhras were living in the Godavari and Krishnariver deltas and were famous for their military strength which was second...
Hindu god Hanuman (Anjaneya Swamy). It is located on the banks of the KrishnaRiver (where obsequies to the dead take place according to Hindu custom) about...
division. The town is located on the banks of the Paleru River which is a tributary of the KrishnaRiver. Jaggaiahpeta was governed by a ruler, by name Sri...
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litres (260,000,000 US gal) per day of KrishnaRiver water to the Chennai city, the dependence on Palar river water has reduced drastically. The Andhra...
India has several major river systems including those of the Narmada, Tapti, Godavari and Krishnarivers. The ecology of these rivers and associated wetlands...
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