8/20/2012 Power Point Presentation OnOn GODAVARI RIVER Rivers In Andhra Pradesh “Godavari” Enters Andhra Pradesh near Basar ininAdilabad district.. district ItIt flows toto aa length ofof about 770 KK..MsMs ininAndhra 1.1. GODAVARI PradeshPradesh.. AnAnAnicut isisbuilt over this river 2.2. KRISHNA atat Dowleiswaram near RajahmundryRajahmundry.. 3.3. TUNGABHADRA 4.4. PENNA 5.5. MANJEERA GODAVARI RIVER KRISHNA RIVER The “KRISHNA” River enters inin Andhra AtAt thethe lower reaches near Rajahmundry, Pradesh atat Thangadi ininMahaboob Nagar Godavari divides into three major district after joining with it’sit’s tributary distributories called Gowtami, Vasistha Tungabhadra, atatSangam ininKurnool and vainateya and finally reaches Bay ofof district itit flows across Srisailam, and Bengal after forming atat deltadelta.. Vijayawada and reaches Bay ofof Bengal inin hamsaladeevi thethe length ofof “KRISHNA” River ininAndhra Pradesh isis about 720 KK..M’sM’s.. 1 8/20/2012 KRISHNA RIVER TUNGABHADRA RIVER Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built across This River is coalition of twin tributaries of thethe River KRISHNA atat NandikondaNandikonda..This Tunga and Bhadra which originate in dam isisone ofof thethe biggest dams ininIndia.. India Varaha hills in western Ghats in One more dam wad Constructed atat Karnataka. SrisailamSrisailam..Hydro--Electricity Hydro Electricity isis also being generated from thethe waters ofof thethe Reservoirs ofof these damsdams.. TUNGABHADRA RIVER PENNA RIVER TUNGABHADRA joins KRISHNA River inin PENNA enters inin Andhra Pradesh inin Kurnool district ItIt isis thethe longest ofof allall Anantapur District and joins Bay OfOf Tributaries ofof KRISHNA RiverRiver..AAdamdam was Bengal atat Vutukur ininNellore District after Constructed across TUNGABHADRA atat flowing through Cuddapah and Nellore Hospet ininKarnataka forfor irrigation purpose DistrictsDistricts.. and forfor generation ofof Hydel powerpower.. 2 8/20/2012 PENNA RIVER MANJEERA RIVER Jayamangali, Sagileru, Papaghni, This originates in Maharashtra in the Chitravati, Cheyyeru areare thethe tributaries ofof Balaghat hills. PENNA RiverRiver..AnAnanicut was built across itit atat Nellore MANJEERA RIVER MANJEERA River passes through Madek Distict ininAndhra Pradesh and joins GodavariGodavari.. ItIt isis important among thethe tributaries ininTelangana..Nizamsagar Telangana Nizamsagar project isis constructed across this tributary.. tributary 3.