{"id":9646,"date":"2024-07-26T08:14:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T08:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/?p=9646"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:29:27","slug":"krishna-river-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Krishna River System: Origin, Course &amp; Tributaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The <strong>Krishna River System<\/strong> is one of the significant river basins in Peninsular India, stretching about 1,400 kilometres through the western and southern parts of the country. Its importance lies in its support for agriculture, industry, and millions of people across multiple states. This article aims to study in detail the origin, course, dams, projects and tributaries of the Krishna River.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_56_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#About_Krishna_River_System\" title=\"About Krishna River System\">About Krishna River System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Origin_of_Krishna_River_System\" title=\"Origin of Krishna River System\">Origin of Krishna River System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Course_of_Krishna_River_System\" title=\"Course of Krishna River System\">Course of Krishna River System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Tributaries_of_Krishna_River\" title=\"Tributaries of Krishna River\">Tributaries of Krishna River<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Right_Bank_Tributaries_of_Krishna_River\" title=\"Right Bank Tributaries of Krishna River\">Right Bank Tributaries of Krishna River<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Koyna_River\" title=\"Koyna River\">Koyna River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Panchaganga_River\" title=\"Panchaganga River\">Panchaganga River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Dudhganga_River\" title=\"Dudhganga River\">Dudhganga River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Ghatprabha_River\" title=\"Ghatprabha River\">Ghatprabha River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Malaprabha_River\" title=\"Malaprabha River\">Malaprabha River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Tungabhadra_River\" title=\"Tungabhadra River\">Tungabhadra River<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Left_Bank_Tributaries_of_Krishna_River\" title=\"Left Bank Tributaries of Krishna River\">Left Bank Tributaries of Krishna River<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Bhima_River\" title=\"Bhima River\">Bhima River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Musi_River\" title=\"Musi River\">Musi River<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Cities_Located_on_Krishna_River\" title=\"Cities Located on Krishna River\">Cities Located on Krishna River<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Dams_on_Krishna_River\" title=\"Dams on Krishna River\">Dams on Krishna River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Resources_in_Krishna_Basin\" title=\"Resources in Krishna Basin\">Resources in Krishna Basin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Drought_and_Floods_in_the_Krishna_Basin\" title=\"Drought and Floods in the Krishna Basin\">Drought and Floods in the Krishna Basin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Major_Projects_on_Krishna_River_System\" title=\"Major Projects on Krishna River System\">Major Projects on Krishna River System<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/krishna-river-system\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27fd90474ee9f1a69a46c611d9a2cce2\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Krishna_River_System\"><\/span><strong>About Krishna River System<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Krishna River system is one of the significant river basins within the Peninsular drainage system of India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Krishna River and its numerous tributaries <\/strong>flow through the western and southern parts of the Indian subcontinent, shaping fertile plains and supporting diverse ecosystems along its course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With a<strong> total length of about 1,400 kilometres,<\/strong> the Krishna is one of the longest rivers in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Krishna is the second-largest east-flowing river in Peninsular India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Parameter<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Origin or Source of Krishna River<\/strong><\/td><td>Near Mahabaleshwar, Jor village, Satara district, Maharashtra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>States Traversed<\/strong><\/td><td>Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Length<\/strong><\/td><td>Approximately 1,400 km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mouth<\/strong><\/td><td>Bay of Bengal, at Hamsaladeevi, Andhra Pradesh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Basin Area<\/strong><\/td><td>About 258,948 sq.km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Major Left Tributaries<\/strong><\/td><td>Yerla, Bhima, Dindi, Musi, Paleru, Munneru<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Major Right Tributaries<\/strong><\/td><td>Kudali (Niranjna), Venna, Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhaganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Tungabhadra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Major Dams\/Barrages<\/strong><\/td><td>Almatti Dam, Srisailam Dam, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Prakasham Barrage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ecological Note<\/strong><\/td><td>Significant soil erosion during monsoon, large delta formation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Delta Length<\/strong><\/td><td>Around 120 km shoreline<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/td><td>Third-longest river in India, crucial for irrigation, agriculture, and industry in South India<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Average Discharge<\/strong><\/td><td>2,213 m\u00b3\/sec (near Vijayawada)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8f976a2c5acf258ca2ca4eecd57e52ef\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origin_of_Krishna_River_System\"><\/span><strong>Origin of Krishna River System<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Krishna River Origin<\/strong> at Mahabaleshwar near the Jor village in the extreme north of Satara district.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ecologically, this is one of the most disastrous rivers in the world, as it causes heavy soil erosion during the monsoon season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ff35b6a6c6844e2cbecfba2817afb2a\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Course_of_Krishna_River_System\"><\/span><strong>Course of Krishna River System<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Krishna River is bounded by the <strong>Balaghat range <\/strong>on the north, by the <strong>Eastern Ghats <\/strong>on the south and the east, and by the <strong>Western Ghats <\/strong>on the west.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The total length of the river from its origin to its outfall into the Bay of Bengal is <strong>1,400 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The central part of the basin is covered with agricultural land accounting for<strong> 75.86% of the total area.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-273d69bc3ea03693ed4ecb6154c18aa6\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tributaries_of_Krishna_River\"><\/span><strong>Tributaries of Krishna River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Krishna river and its tributaries orThe right bank and left bank tributaries of the Krishna River are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2bfab6492939c0f0399d4c1d262831c4\" style=\"color:#ff6a00\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Right_Bank_Tributaries_of_Krishna_River\"><\/span><strong>Right Bank Tributaries of Krishna River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The right-bank tributaries of the Krishna River are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Venna,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Koyna,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panchganga,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dudhganga,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ghataprabha,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malaprabha and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tungabhadra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the important right bank tributaries of the Krishna River System have been discussed in detail in the following section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Koyna_River\"><\/span><strong>Koyna River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Koyna River rises in Mahabaleshwar, Satara district of Maharashtra and is a tributary of the Krishna River.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlike most other rivers in Maharashtra, which flow east-west, the Koyna River flows north-south.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Koyna River is famous for the Koyna Dam, the largest Hydroelectric project in Maharashtra.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This dam was perhaps the leading cause of the devastating Earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale) in 1967 that killed 150 people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The reservoir \u2013 Shivasagar Lake, is a vast lake of 50 km in length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Panchaganga_River\"><\/span><strong>Panchaganga River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Panchganga River flows through the borders of Kolhapur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Panchganga is formed by four streams:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Kasari,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Kumbhi,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Tulsi, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bhogawati<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dudhganga_River\"><\/span><strong>Dudhganga River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Dudhganga River<\/strong> is a right-bank tributary of the river Krishna.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is an important river in the Kolhapur district.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Kallammawadi Dam has been built on the Dudhganga River in collaboration with the Karnataka State.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ghatprabha_River\"><\/span><strong>Ghatprabha River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Ghataprabha River<\/strong> originates in the <strong>Western Ghats<\/strong> and flows eastward across<strong> Karnataka and Maharashtra<\/strong> states before its confluence with the Krishna River at <strong>Almatti<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is a <strong>Gokak Waterfall <\/strong>on the river in <strong>Belgaum, Karnataka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also, the <strong>Ghataprabha Project (Hydroelectric and Irrigational Dam)<\/strong> is across the river.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Malaprabha_River\"><\/span><strong>Malaprabha River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong> Malaprabha River <\/strong>originates in <strong>Kanakumbi<\/strong>, located in the <strong>Belgaum District of Karnataka,<\/strong> at an altitude of 792 meters in the Sahyadris.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Navilatirtha Dam, <\/strong>with its reservoir known as Renukasagara, is constructed near Munavalli in<strong> Belgaum District.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The renowned temples of <strong>Aihole, Pattadakal, and Badami, <\/strong>which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are situated along the banks of this river.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tungabhadra_River\"><\/span><strong>Tungabhadra River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Tungabhadra River is formed by the unification of the <strong>Tunga and the Bhadra <\/strong>from <strong>Gangamula in the Central Sahyadri.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At Wazirabad, the river receives its final significant tributary, the Musi, upon whose banks the city of Hyderabad is situated.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Historically, the river was known as Pampa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The land wedge between the Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers, situated north of the Tungabhadra River, is called the Raichur Doab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Major urban centres along the river include Harihar, Hospet, Hampi, Mantralayam, and Kurnool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-775e24d9229af594e123150d12c9b096\" style=\"color:#ff6a00\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Left_Bank_Tributaries_of_Krishna_River\"><\/span><strong>Left Bank Tributaries of Krishna River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The left-bank tributaries of the Krishna River are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bhima,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dindi,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peddavagu,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Halia,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Musi,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paleru, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Munneru<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the important left-bank tributaries of the Krishna River System have been discussed in detail in the following section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bhima_River\"><\/span><strong>Bhima River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Bhima River originates in Bhimashankar hills near Karjat on the western side of the Western Ghats (Sahyadri) in Maharashtra.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bhima flows southeast through Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the longest tributary of Krishna river.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Musi_River\"><\/span><strong>Musi River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Musi River originates in <strong>Anantagiri Hills <\/strong>near <strong>Vikarabad, Rangareddi <\/strong>district, 90 km west of <strong>Hyderabad<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1920, the <strong>Osmansagar Reservoir<\/strong> was constructed across the river at <strong>Gandipet village.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other important dams, i.e. <strong>Himayat Sagar <\/strong>and <strong>Hussain Sagar Lake,<\/strong> are built on the tributary of the <strong>River Musi.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Together, they act as a source of water for Hyderabad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Musi River is also the bowl for water festivals such as <strong>boating races, decorated boating contests, and river swimming tournaments.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a831ad99625f0fcc364fbd1eab521d72\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cities_Located_on_Krishna_River\"><\/span><strong>Cities Located on Krishna River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The cities situated on the banks of the Krishna River are given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Satara,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karad,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sangli,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bagalkot,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Srisailam,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amaravati, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vijayawada is one of the important urban and tourist centres on the bank of the river.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/aa.png\" alt=\"Cities located on Krishna River\n\" class=\"wp-image-9679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/aa.png 478w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/aa-374x258.png 374w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/aa-218x150.png 218w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/aa-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/aa-150x104.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34b1d0a8b45aca0f6392f3c10fc3663a\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dams_on_Krishna_River\"><\/span><strong>Dams on Krishna River<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Almatti Dam, Srisailam Dam, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, and Prakasham Barrage<\/strong> are among the major dams built on the river.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Due to its dependence on seasonal monsoon rains, the river&#8217;s flow varies significantly throughout the year, limiting its effectiveness for irrigation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bb.png\" alt=\"dams on krishna river\n\" class=\"wp-image-9681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bb.png 478w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bb-374x258.png 374w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bb-218x150.png 218w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bb-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bb-150x104.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-623130b35fe5f065bc2f2bf953440ffe\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resources_in_Krishna_Basin\"><\/span><strong>Resources in Krishna Basin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The basin has rich mineral deposits and good industrial development potential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iron and steel, cement, sugarcane, vegetable oil extraction, and rice milling are critical industrial activities in the basin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f377396aa8e44252e5edd8800d5894ef\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drought_and_Floods_in_the_Krishna_Basin\"><\/span><strong>Drought and Floods in the Krishna Basin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some parts of the basin, especially the Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh, Bellary, Raichur, Dharwar, Chitradurga, Belgaum, and Bijapur districts of Karnataka, and Pune, Sholapur, Osmanabad, and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra, are drought-prone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The delta region of the basin is prone to flooding.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continuous silt deposition raises the river bed in the delta area, diminishing the channel&#8217;s carrying capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This issue is exacerbated by coastal cyclonic rainfall, which is both intense and brief.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77caf90960e23241fe6c2299ca1d12ee\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_Projects_on_Krishna_River_System\"><\/span><strong>Major Projects on Krishna River System<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>PROJECTS ON KRISHNA RIVER<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tungabhadra Project<\/strong><\/td><td>The project aims to produce hydroelectricity, provide irrigation and municipal water supplies, and control floods in the region. Under this project, a dam has been constructed across the Tungabhadra River near Hospet in Karnataka.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Srisailam Project<\/strong><\/td><td>Under the project, a large dam has been constructed across the Krishna River in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. It has created a reservoir named Srisailam Sagar or Neelam Sanjjeva Reddy Sagar.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Nagarjuna Sagar Dam<\/strong><\/td><td>The construction of the dam started in 1950. It is one of the earliest large infrastructure projects in India, aimed at bringing the Green Revolution. The dam has been constructed across the Krishna river, straddling the borders of the Nalgonda and Guntur districts.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Prakasam Barrage<\/strong><\/td><td>Major Cotton of the East India Company conceptualised the Prakasam Barrage, which is constructed across the Krishna River near Vijayawada in the state of Andhra Pradesh.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Ghatprabha Project<\/strong><\/td><td>The project has been executed across the Ghatprabha river near Chandgad in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra in the Krishna river basin.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Bhima Project<\/strong><\/td><td>The project has been executed across the Bhima River in the Solapur district in Maharashtra in the Krishna River basin.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1ba26816a4b696f5145417d32f4818fd\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, the Krishna River system plays an essential role in the agricultural and industrial development of the Peninsular region of India. Despite challenges such as seasonal fluctuations and flood-prone delta areas, the river supports numerous cities and industries along its banks. Understanding the Krishna River&#8217;s origin, course, tributaries, and associated projects is vital for the sustainable management and utilisation of this invaluable water resource.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Krishna River System is one of the significant river basins in Peninsular India..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":9672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geography","category-indian-geography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9646"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22467,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9646\/revisions\/22467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}