Maru river ( mr, मारू नदी) is a minor river of eastern
Vidarbha
Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a Proposed states and union territories of India#Maharashtra, proposed state of central India, comprising th ...
flowing through
Nagpur
Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...
and
Bhandara
Bhandara () is a city and municipal council which serves the administrative headquarters of eponymous administrative Bhandara Taluka and Bhandara district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is connected with NH-53 and NH-247.
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districts. It flows near
Bhiwapur
Bhiwapur is a town and a tehsil in Umred subdivision of Nagpur district in Nagpur revenue Division in the Berar region in the state of Maharashtra, India. Bhiwapur city had a gram panchayat and 2015 it became a Nagar Panchayat. Mr Lav Parmanan ...
forming a boundary between Nagpur and Bhandara districts for a short distance. Further, it flows to the east of
Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary
Umred-Pauni-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, about 50 km from Nagpur and 60 km from Bhandara, is spread over Pauni Tahsil of Bhandara district and Umred, Kuhi and Bhivapur Taluka of Nagpur district. This sanctuary has a connection with T ...
and discharges itself into
Gose Khurd Dam on
Wainganga
The Wainganga is a river in India originating in the Mahadeo Hills in Mundara near the village Gopalganj in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. It is a key tributary of the Godavari River, Godavari. The river flows south in a winding course through the states ...
river. Maru is a seasonal river running dry in hot seasons, but flows good during monsoon.
It is said that alluvial gold mining is practiced in the basin of Maru river by the locals of Bhiwapur.
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Rivers of Nagpur District