Question

What are the 5 features of godavari

Answer 1

The five features of the Godavari river are:

• Godavari is the largest 'peninsular river' that originates from the 'slopes of Western Ghats'.

• The river has the largest drainage system and drains into the 'Bay of Bengal'.  

• The river is also called as Dakshin Ganga because of the large area that it covers and also because of its length.

• Most of the rainfall of the river comes from the southwest monsoon.  

• The river covers the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

Answer 2

Answer:

Five features are given as under.

Explanation:

• It's the second-longest river after Ganga. It has east-flowing nature with 1,465 kilometres draining Maharashtra 48.6%, Telangana 18.8%, and Andhra Pradesh 4.5% along with Chattisgarh and Orissa.

• Godavari basin is largely represented by basalt of Deccan volcanic province. Followed by Precambrian granite containing sandstone, shale and limestone.

• The Godavari has largest drainage system among the peninsular rivers with a ​length of about 1500 km.

• Its major 7 tributaries are Purna river, Indravati river , Maner river, Manjira river, Sabari river, Pranhita river, Pravara river covering 60% of river catchment.

• About 600 MW electricity is produced in the upper reaches of this river.