Painganga River
The Penganga River (It is also spelt as Painganga) is a chief river of the Yavatmal district in the Maharashtra state in India and flows along the south east boundaries of the district in a winding, meandering course. It is deeply entrenched and not able to be navigated. It rises in the Ajantha range and is a major tributary of the Wardha River, the other major river in the district.
River Course
The Painganga river originates in the Ajantha ranges in Aurangabad district in Maharashtra. It then flows through Buldhana, Washim districts. then it acts as a boundry between Yavatmal and Nanded districts of Maharashtra. It then flows along the state border between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh before converging into Wardha river near a small village called Wadha in Wani Tehsil of Yavatmal district.
Tributaries
Irrigation
The river provides the irrigation to the Washim and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra. The are two dams being constructed on the river, namely Upper Painganga and Lower Painganga. Also this dam is known as 'Isapur Dam'. This dam come under 'Pusad' taluka. The very near taluka's are Kalamnuri,Pusad, Umarkhed and Hadgaon. [1]
Notes
- ^ "Yavatmal district". Retrieved 2007-04-13.
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