Tag: rivers - means of livelihood

Godavari river is the largest river system in peninsular India. Its total length is 1,465 km. For fishermen, Godavari river is a main source of livelihood. Godavari river is home to a large number of freshwater fishes. People catch the fishes and sell them in the local market and also in other states of India. 

The longest road-test bridge in India is built in the river Godavari. This  bridge is the 3rd largest road-test bridge in Asia. It is build in the year 1997. It is 4.1 km.

The people who visit the rivers also add to the water pollution by throwing plastic bottles and covers into the river. With increasing population the use of plastic product also increasing day by day. Plastic is a threat to the environment. The plastic we through in rivers takes thousands and thousands of years to get decomposed. This toxic plastic hampers the aquatic life river at the same time it pollutes drinking water. 

The Godavari is the largest river system in peninsular India. The Manjra is the only important right back tributary of the river Godavari.  This river is 724km long. It originates from Jamkhed Hill in Central Maharashtra and joins the Godavari near Kondalwadi after passing through the Nizam Sagar.

The Godavari is the largest river system of peninsular India. It originates in the Trimbak plateau of North Sayahadri near Nasik in Maharashtra. From its source, it flows eastwards in a narrow rocky bed up to Nasik but the river valley opens out below this point. Below Rajahmundry, the river divided itself into two main steams and forms a large delta before it pours into the Bay of Bengal.

The Godavari is the longest river in peninsular India. It is also known as Dakshina Ganga. This river is the source of drinking water for a large number Of population. Due to industrialization and urbanization in adjoining areas the river is getting polluted day by day. The waste from and industries and power station are dumped hear which pollute the water and causes disease.

Godavari river is the largest river system in peninsular India and is next only to the Ganga and Indus systems regarding sanctity, picturesqueness, and utility and is held in reverence as Vridha Ganga or Dakshina Ganga. Its total length is 1450 km. It has a catchment area of 312,812 sq km. The source of the river is in the Trimbak plateau of North Sayahadri near Nasik in Maharashtra.