Shivana River
River in Maharashtra, India
20°33′N 75°19′E / 20.550°N 75.317°E / 20.550; 75.317 • location
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Shivana River is a minor but important tributary of Godavari lying entirely within Aurangabad district,[1] Maharashtra. It rises in the Kannad taluka,[2] from the south-western slope of the Ajanta Hills which also holds the origin to another major tributary Purna.
Origin
The river collects streams draining the Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary from the southern slopes of the Ajanta Hills.
Course
From the point of origin flows southeast for a short course till the town Kannad. Here the river is interrupted by presence of the Ambadi Dam.[3] The reservoir thus formed provides a water resource used for human consumption and is rich in fish diversity.[citation needed] From Kannad, the river flows in a south-eastern direction and is impounded by another dam known as the Shivana Takli Dam.[4] Upon reaching Jambarkheda, the river changes its course to flow south wards until Kate Pimpalgaon where it resumes the south-eastern course, ideal of most rivers of the Deccan Plateau. The river ends itself by merging seamlessly into the back waters of the NathSagar Reservoir formed by the Jayakwadi Dam on the river Godavari.It goes through Mandsaur district and touch the statue of Pashupatinath god in rainy season.
Dams
- Ambadi Dam
- Shivana Takli Dam
References
- ^ "Aurangabad". National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Village Map, Taluka Kannad" (PDF). Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Ambadi Dam D01388". WRIS-Water Resources Information of India. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Shivana Takli Dam D03058". WRIS-Water Resources Information of India. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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Godavari basin
| Major tributaries | |
|---|---|
| Minor tributaries | |
| Sub-tributaries |
- Jayakwadi Dam
- Majalgaon Dam
- Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
- Sriram Sagar Project
- Nizam Sagar
- Upper Wardha Dam
- Singur Reservoir
- Neher water system
- Dowleswaram Barrage
- Balimela Reservoir
- Devadula lift irrigation scheme
- Upper Dudhana Dam
- Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects
- Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project
- Sitamma Sagar Barrage
- Tummidihetti Barrage
- Sammakka Barrage
- Sadarmat Barrage
features / regions
| Maharashtra | |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | |
| Odisha | |
| Chhattisgarh | |
| Karnataka | |
| Telangana | |
| Andhra Pradesh |
- Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station
- Koradi Thermal Power Station
- Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
- Wardha Warora Power Plant
- Lanco Vidarbha Power Plant
- Nashik Thermal Power Station
- Dhariwal Power Station
- RattanIndia Nashik Thermal Power Station
- Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
- Kakatiya Thermal Power Station
- Parli Thermal Power Station
- NTPC Ramagundam
- NTPC Mauda
- Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station
- Tiroda Thermal Power Station
- Butibori Power Project
- Heavy Water Plant, Manuguru
- Waluj MIDC
- Shendra MIDC
- Shendra – Bidkin Industrial Park
- Ballarpur Industries
- HAL Sunabeda
- NALCO Damanjodi
| Highways and railways |
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| Bridges on Godavari |
river basin's sustainable
productivity & ecology
- Algal bloom in reservoirs
- High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam
- Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin
- Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment
- Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities
