Write short note on godavari basin
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The Godavari Basin
This is the longest Peninsular river. Its drainage basin is also the largest among the peninsular river basins. The Godavari is about 1500 km long.
It originates from the slopes of the Western Ghats in Nasik district of Maharashtra and drains into the Bay of Bengal.
The Godavari basin covers parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Purna, Wardha, Pranhita, Manjra, Waiganga and Penganga are the main tributaries of Godavari.
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The Godavari is the largest river basin of the peninsular India and extends over ten per cent of the total geographical area of the country. It may be mentioned here that in spite of its massive catchment area, the discharge of water is not very impressive due to moderate annual average rainfall in the ....
On account of high concentration of population and industries, towns and cities in this basin discharge large quantities of domestic and industrial waste into the river. It is observed that Class I cities and Class II towns of the basin generate about 761 Mid of wastewater and 2773 tonnes of solid waste every day. Out of the total wastewater only 85.4 Mid is treated. The basin has 24 water quality monitoring stations out of which 11 are on the main Godavari river. The rest are located on its tributaries.
Amongst the five states which share the Godavari river basin, Orissa is the least industrialised followed by Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, with Maharashtra having high concentration of industrial pockets.
The highest concentration of industries is found in Aurangabad and Nashik in Maharashtra and East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra, sugar and distillery units are in large number.
On account of high concentration of population and industries, towns and cities in this basin discharge large quantities of domestic and industrial waste into the river. It is observed that Class I cities and Class II towns of the basin generate about 761 Mid of wastewater and 2773 tonnes of solid waste every day. Out of the total wastewater only 85.4 Mid is treated. The basin has 24 water quality monitoring stations out of which 11 are on the main Godavari river. The rest are located on its tributaries.
Amongst the five states which share the Godavari river basin, Orissa is the least industrialised followed by Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, with Maharashtra having high concentration of industrial pockets.
The highest concentration of industries is found in Aurangabad and Nashik in Maharashtra and East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra, sugar and distillery units are in large number.
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