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Sironcha
Sironcha is a town and municipal council in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state in India. It connected with NH-63. History Historically, Sironcha was a key location for the East India Company from Nizam perspective, it was the Southern tehsil of Chanda District, Central Provinces. In 1901, Sironcha tehsil area was , and its population was 51,148. The transfer of the taluks of Nugur, Albaka, and Cherla of the Sironcha tehsil, covering an area of and containing 142 villages with 20,218 persons, to the Madras Presidency had been sanctioned, but further details of administration were being considered. In 1905, an area of of the Chanda tahsil, of which 2,600 were in the Ahiri zamindari estate, was transferred to Sironcha. By 1908, the revised totals of area and population of the Sironcha tahsil were and 55,465 persons. The population in 1891 of the area constituting the tahsil in 1908 was 51,732. The density was , and the tahsil contained 421 inhabited villages. In 1908, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godavari River
The Godavari (IAST: ''Godāvarī'' od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra. It flows east for , draining the states of Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%) and Odisha (5.7%). The river ultimately empties into the Bay of Bengal through an extensive network of tributaries. Measuring up to , it forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganga and Indus rivers having a larger drainage basin. In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari is the largest in peninsular India, and had been dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga (Ganges of the South). The river has been revered in Hindu scriptures for many millennia and continues to harbour and nourish a rich cultural heritage. In the past few decades, the riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indravati River
Indravati River is a tributary of the Godavari River, in central India. The Indravati River is a stream of the river Godavari. Its starting point, found to be the Ghats of Dandakaranya, range from a hilltop village Mardiguda of Thuamula Rampur Block in the Kalahandi district of the state of Odisha. Due to the amalgamation of three streams, The River follows a westerly path and enters Jagadalpur in the state of Chhattisgarh. The river moves from here in a southern route, before eventually uniting with the Godavari at the borders of three states. They are the state of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Telangana. The river at a variety of stages of its course forms the boundary between Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. The river Indravati is also known as the oxygen of the Bastar district of state of Chhattisgarh. This district is one of the greenest and eco-friendly districts, found in the whole of India. A total number of five hydroelectric projects were planned on the river Indrava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranahita River
The Pranhita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of tributaries, the river drains a large part of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, as well as the southern slopes of the Satpura Range in southeast Madhya Pradesh. It flows along the border of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra and Komaram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana. The Pranahita sub-basin is the seventh largest in India, measuring about 109,078 km2, making it larger than the individual basins of significant rivers such as the Narmada River and Kaveri. Origin The Pranhita River begins at the confluence of two extensive rivers: the Wardha River, Wardha (catchment area: 46,237 km2) and the Wainganga River, Wainganga (catchment area: 49,677 km2). This junction lies on the border between the states of Maharashtra and Telangan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
