The Morna River is a river of Western
India
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. It is one of the chief tributaries of
Purna River and empties in it at Andura Village in
Akola District
Akola district (Marathi pronunciation: kolaː is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Akola district forms the central part of Amravati Division, which was the former British Raj Ber ...
,
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 ...
.
Etymology
Lots of co-operative society's name given after Morna river.like' Morna Maay'; in this name Morna is river and Maay means Mother. Morna is a major tributary of Purna River.
Description
Morna is the main water source for
Patur
Patur is a town and a municipal council in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Geography
Patur is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics
the India census, According to the 2011 census, the total population ...
region of Akola district. It rises in the southern
Barshitakli
Barshitakli is a city and a tehsil in Akola district in the Indian 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 ...
tehsil
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 ...
state, and flows northward, draining
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 ...
's
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 ...
region before merging with the Purna River.
The watershed lies mostly in eastern Vidarbha region 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 ...
state and is nearly The Morna River basin which is a tributary of Purna River lies towards the northern and southern part of Akola district, and parts of Washim district, forming near about 190 to 200 meters thick lava flows covering an area of 941.39 sq. km.
It originates in southern
Barshitakli
Barshitakli is a city and a tehsil in Akola district in the Indian 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 ...
tehsil in
Akola District
Akola district (Marathi pronunciation: kolaː is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Akola district forms the central part of Amravati Division, which was the former British Raj Ber ...
. It flows through
Barshitakli
Barshitakli is a city and a tehsil in Akola district in the Indian 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 ...
,
Patur
Patur is a town and a municipal council in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Geography
Patur is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics
the India census, According to the 2011 census, the total population ...
,
Akola
Akola () is a municipal corporation and the third largest city in Vidarbha after Nagpur and Amravati and tenth largest city in Maharashtra. is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second capital, Nagpur. Akola ...
,
Telhara
Telhara is a town and a municipal council in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Telhara is called the Cotton City; it is one of the largest cotton-producing subdistrict in Vidarbha Region. It is located 54 km towards North ...
.
Confluence
Morna meet to Purna at Andura village in to the Telhara taluka of Akola District. Devoties believe this meeting place (
Sangam) of two rivers is Holy place ( pavitra sthan).
Dams
Morna Dam is situated in Patur taluka. Total volume content of dam is 1109 TCM and the purpose is farmland irrigation.
Mission Clean Morna under Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan
Recently Morna Clean mission was launched to clean the 8 km of Morna river flow passing through the Akola City. It was initiated by Akola collector Mr. Pande and was supported by thousands of citizen, NGOs, Government workers.
It received national attention when it was mentioned by Hon. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament from ...
in 'Mann ki Baat''.
References
{{Hydrography of Maharashtra
Rivers of Maharashtra
Akola
Rivers of India