RIVER KRISHNA - GEOGRAPHY
News: Krishna
water flow into the State border of KP canal dropping steadily
What's in the news?
● Flow
of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh has been dropping steadily in the State
border of KP canal at Uthukottai, Tiruvallur district since December 9. This
comes in the wake of all city reservoirs heading to full storage capacity this
monsoon.
River Krishna:
● It
is the 3rd-longest river in India,
after the Ganges and Godavari, and the 4th-largest river in terms of water inflows
and river basin area after the Ganges, Indus and Godavari.
● The
total length of the river is about 1,400 kilometers and it falls in the Bay of
Bengal.
Geographical Distribution:
● The
river is bordered by;
○ The
Balaghat range in the north.
○ The
Eastern Ghats in the South and the East.
○ The
Western Ghats in the West.
● It
rises from the Western Ghats in the Satara district of Maharashtra near
Mahabaleshwar.
● It
is the major source of irrigation in Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Tributaries:
● Left Bank tributaries
- Bhima, Dindi, Peddavagu, Musi, Paleru, Munneru.
● Right Bank tributaries
- Kudali (Niranjna), Venna, Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhaganga, Ghataprabha,
Malaprabha, Tungabhadra.
● The
largest tributary of the Krishna River is the Tungabhadra River, but the longest tributary is the Bhima River.
Economic Importance:
● The
important types of soil found in the Krishna basin are black soils, red soils,
laterite and lateritic soils, alluvium, mixed soils, red and black soils and
saline and alkaline soils.
● The Krishna-Godavari
delta is known as the "Rice Granary of India."
● Krishna
river basin is rich in mineral deposits such as oil & gas, coal, iron,
limestone, dolomite, gold, granite, laterite, uranium, diamonds, etc. The
following are the few noted deposits:
Important dams on Krishna River:
● Basava
Sagar Dam
● Nagarjuna
Sagar Dam
● Srisailam
Dam
● Prakasham
Barrage