Banganga is a small tributary of the Godavari River in the

Nashik district Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, ...

, in the state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

in western

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. The Banganga rises a little to the north-west of Ramsej hill and flows in a general easterly course, passing by Ozar , where a dam crosses it to divert the water into canals on both sides for irrigation. After passing Sukene it joins the

Godavari 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 Trimbakeshwa ...

. In 2012, the Ozar

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, citing safety issues, urged the authorities to construct a bridge over the Banganga River.Ozar panchayat urges change in highway plan - Nashik News - Times of India

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