Erai river ( mr, इरई नदी) is a tributary of Wardha river and is an important river in Chandrapur district of

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. The river originates near Kasarbodi village of

Chimur Chimur is a city and a municipal council in Chandrapur District, in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the Indian Parliamentary Constituencies and a Vidhan Sabha constituency. Overview Chimur (tos) is a tehsil of Chandrapur di ...

taluka and meets Wardha river near Hadasti village. It has a total length of 78 km and lies entirely within Chandrapur district. The river has a dam built on it that is called

Erai Dam Irai Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Irai river near Chandrapur and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project in state of Maharashtra in India. A borderline flood situation was seen in the catchment and the low-lying areas of this dam and the nearb ...

. The dam provides water to Chandrapur city and to

Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (often abbreviated as CSTPS) is a thermal power plant located in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of MAHAGENCO. The coal for the ...

. Zarpat river is a tributary of Erai river and meets it near Mana village.

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{{reflist Rivers of Maharashtra Chandrapur district Rivers of India