Information about the delta of the eastern coast of India Godavari,Krishna and Kaveri
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The Mahanadi basin extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, draining an area of 1.4 lakh Sq.km.
It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west.
The Mahanadi (“Great River”) follows a total course of 560 miles (900 km) Godavari River
The Godavari is the largest river system of the Peninsular India and is revered as Dakshina Ganga.
The Godavari basin extends over states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in addition to smaller parts in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union territory of Puducherry (Yanam) having a total area of ~ 3 lakh Sq.km.
The basin is bounded by Satmala hills, the Ajanta range and the Mahadeo hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east and by the Western Ghats on the west.
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.
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.

Tributaries of Krishna River
Right bank: the Ghatprabha, the Malprabha and the Tungabhadra.
Left Bank: the Bhima, the Musi and the Munneru.
The Koyna is a small tributary but is known for Koyna Dam. This dam was perhaps the main cause of the devastating earthquake(6.4 on richter scale) in 1967 that killed 150 people.
The Bhima originates from the Matheron Hills and joins the Krishna near Raichur after for a distance of 861 km.
The Tungabhadra is formed by the unification of the Tunga and the Bhadraoriginating from Gangamula in the Central Sahyadri. Its total length is 531 km.
At Wazirabad, it receives its last important tributary, the Musi, on whose banks the city of Hyderabad is located.
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.
Tunagabhadra is a major inter-States project in the basin. In order to operate the project and to regulate the flows among the beneficiary States of Karnataka and Andhara Pradesh.
Resources in Krishna Basin
The basin has rich mineral deposits and there is good potential for industrial development.
Iron and steel, cement, sugar cane vegetable oil extraction and rice milling are important industrial activities at present in the basin.
Recently oil has been struck in this basin which is bound to have an effect on the future industrial scenario of this basin.
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.
Drought and Floods in Krishna Basin
Some parts of the basin, especially the Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh, Bellary, Raichur, Dharwar, Chitradurga, Belgaum and Bijapur districts of Karnataka and Pune, Sholapur, Osmanabad and Ahmedanagar districts of Maharashtra are drought-prone.
The delta area of the basin is subject to flooding. It has been observed that the river bed in delta area is continuously raised due to silt deposition resulting in reduction in carrying capacity of the channel.
The coastal cyclonic rainfall of high intensity and short duration makes the flood problem worse.
It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west.
The Mahanadi (“Great River”) follows a total course of 560 miles (900 km) Godavari River
The Godavari is the largest river system of the Peninsular India and is revered as Dakshina Ganga.
The Godavari basin extends over states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in addition to smaller parts in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union territory of Puducherry (Yanam) having a total area of ~ 3 lakh Sq.km.
The basin is bounded by Satmala hills, the Ajanta range and the Mahadeo hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east and by the Western Ghats on the west.
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.
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.

Tributaries of Krishna River
Right bank: the Ghatprabha, the Malprabha and the Tungabhadra.
Left Bank: the Bhima, the Musi and the Munneru.
The Koyna is a small tributary but is known for Koyna Dam. This dam was perhaps the main cause of the devastating earthquake(6.4 on richter scale) in 1967 that killed 150 people.
The Bhima originates from the Matheron Hills and joins the Krishna near Raichur after for a distance of 861 km.
The Tungabhadra is formed by the unification of the Tunga and the Bhadraoriginating from Gangamula in the Central Sahyadri. Its total length is 531 km.
At Wazirabad, it receives its last important tributary, the Musi, on whose banks the city of Hyderabad is located.
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.
Tunagabhadra is a major inter-States project in the basin. In order to operate the project and to regulate the flows among the beneficiary States of Karnataka and Andhara Pradesh.
Resources in Krishna Basin
The basin has rich mineral deposits and there is good potential for industrial development.
Iron and steel, cement, sugar cane vegetable oil extraction and rice milling are important industrial activities at present in the basin.
Recently oil has been struck in this basin which is bound to have an effect on the future industrial scenario of this basin.
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.
Drought and Floods in Krishna Basin
Some parts of the basin, especially the Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh, Bellary, Raichur, Dharwar, Chitradurga, Belgaum and Bijapur districts of Karnataka and Pune, Sholapur, Osmanabad and Ahmedanagar districts of Maharashtra are drought-prone.
The delta area of the basin is subject to flooding. It has been observed that the river bed in delta area is continuously raised due to silt deposition resulting in reduction in carrying capacity of the channel.
The coastal cyclonic rainfall of high intensity and short duration makes the flood problem worse.
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Information about the rivers Krishna, Godavari and Kaveri which lies on the eastern coast of the country are:
Godavari:
Godavari is the largest river in the peninsular India revered as Dakshina Ganga, the river extends in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh in addition to smaller parts of the states as well.
Kaveri:
Kaveri also known as 'Cauvery', it flows through the states of 'Tamil Nadu', 'Karnataka', it’s the fourth largest river. Kaveri provides Tamil Nadu with all its water to meet the people's need. The people are very dependent on the kaveri river.
Krishna:
Krishna flows through the states of Maharashtra, Telengana, Andhra pradesh. It is almost 1400 kilomiters long and it’s the major source of water in Maharashtra and Telengana.
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