The Godavari is a major waterway in central India, originating in the Western Ghats Trimbakeshwar, in the Nashik Subdivision or District Of Maharashtra and flowing eastward across the Deccan Plateau through the state of Maharashtra. It is known as dakshin ganga (Southern Ganges) because it originates from the river Ganga (underground water) near Trimbak in Nashik. It enters Andhra Pradesh at Basar in Adilabad district. While passing through Andhra Pradesh it touches Dharmapuri a small village where pilgrims visit ancient Hindu temples and bathe in the river. It crosses the Deccan Plateau and then turns southeast until it splits into two watercourses that empty into the Bay of Bengal. Basara, on the banks of Godavari in Adilabad District, is known for its temple to the Goddess Saraswati and is the second temple for the Goddess in India.
Rajahmundry, is the second largest city (after Nashik) on the banks of Godavari. At Rajahmundry, the river Godavari at its widest at approximately 5 km from Rajahmundry to the other bank at Kovvur.
The Sri Ram Sagar Project which was constructed on this river (1964--69) serves the irrigation needs of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Warangal districts.
Although the river arises only 80 kilometres from the Arabian Sea, it flows 1,465 km to empty into the Bay of Bengal. Just above Rajamundry, there is a dam that provides water for irrigation. Below Rajahmundry, the river divides into two streams that widen into a large river delta which has an extensive navigable irrigation-canal system, Dowleswaram Barrage that links the region to the Krishna River delta to the southwest.
The Godavari River has a drainage area of 312,812 km². It includes more than one Indian state. Furthermore, the drainage ares covers nearly one-tenth of the area of India and is greater than the areas of England and Ireland put together. The major tributaries of the river such as Purna (South), Pravara, Indravati, Manjira River, Bindusara River, Sabari RiverWainganga, and Wardha discharge an enormous volume of water into the Godavari system.
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