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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Koyna Dam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Koyna River is a tributary of the Krishna river in western Maharashtra, India.
The catchment area dams the Koyna River and forms a huge lake — the Shivsagar Lake whose length is 50 kilometres.
The Koyna River is famous for the Koyna Dam, which is the largest hydroelectric project in Maharashtra.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Koyna-Dam   (696 words)

  
 Koyna River - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The dam is situated in Koyna Nagar in the Western Ghats.
The river meets the Krishna River, which is one of the three largest rivers in southern India in Karad.
Koyna River, Geography of Maharashtra and Rivers of India.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Koyna_River   (169 words)

  
 Koyna Nagar city of Maharashtra - India
It is situated on the Chiplun-Karad state on the banks of the Koyna River.
Koyna Nagar is nestled in the Western Ghats and hence has a tolerable climate for most of the year.
The catchment area dams the Koyna River and forms a huge lake - the Shivsagar Lake whose length is 50 kilometres.
www.bharatheritage.in /Maharashtra/koynanagar.htm   (570 words)

  
 Koyna River
The dam is situated in Koyna Nagar in the Western Ghats.
The river meets the Krishna River, which is one of the three largest rivers in southern India in Karad.
It is an olive shade of green during the dry months and a bluish-brown in the monsoon months attributed to much algae and aquatic plant life.
www.algebra.com /algebra/about/history/Koyna-River.wikipedia   (128 words)

  
 Ryze business networking
Koyna region is trekker’s fantasy come true; Koyna river nests high up in the valleys of Sahyadri, is the region around which Koyna reserve lies.
Koyna reserve was declared a sanctuary in 1985 covers over the talukas Javli and Patan covering over 422 square kilometers, extending upto Ratnagiri.
The rivers of Koyna, Kaandatki and Solshi are visible from the reserve.
www.ryze.com /posttopic.php?topicid=795880&confid=122   (1744 words)

  
 River Krishna
Originating from the western flanks of the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar, Krishna is the fourth largest river basin in the country.
The rivers Koyna, Vasna, Panchganga, Dudhganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha and Tungabhadra join Krishna from the right bank; while the Yarla, Musi, Maneru and Bhima rivers join the Krishna from the left bank.
Instances of stomach ailments and skin rashes were recorded by the local administration as most villages used the river for drinking water, bathing, irrigation, fishing and water for their livestock.
www.rainwaterharvesting.org /Crisis/river-krishna.htm   (1071 words)

  
 Krishna River
The traditional source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev[?] in Mahabaleshwar[?], Maharashtra.
It most important tributary is the Tungabhadra River[?], which itself is formed by the Tunga[?] and Bhadra[?] rivers that originate in the Western Ghats.
The latter called Nagarjuna Sagar[?] is considered to be the largest earth dam in the world with a natural reservoir spanning several thousand hectares of land.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ri/River_Krishna.html   (148 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The delta of the river is one the most fertile regions in India and was the home to ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku kings.
The legendary source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in Mahabaleshwar.
Ecologically, this is one of the disastrous rivers in the world, in that it causes heavy soil erosion during the monsoon season.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Krishna_River   (798 words)

  
 Physical Dynamics of the Earthquake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Koyna Dam and its reservoir, Shivaji Sagar Lake, are located in the watershed of the Krishna River in Maharashtra, India.
The Koyna Dam and its reservoir are located along the same region as the Holocene Fault and the Koyna River Valley Fault, which is also known as the Donichiwada Fault (Allen 1982; Amateur Seismic Centre; Clark and Stiegeler 2000; Guha 1971; Gupta 1992; Reddy 2000; The Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science 2000).
The earthquake shook the western half of Peninsular India, and it was distinctly felt as far as Surat and Ujjain in the north, Nagpur and Hyderabad in the east, and Calicut and Bangalore in the south and southeast.
www.hubcat.org /Adrienne/Koyna/Koyna_physical.htm   (685 words)

  
 Spatial modelling approach to water pollution monitoring in the sugar belt of Maharashtra along the Krishna river
The Krishna river, which is one such polluted rivers of the country, flows in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The Satara-Sangli stretch of the Krishna river in Maharashtra is known as the sugar belt of the country.
The Krishna river flows with a southeasterly trend in Maharashtra, traversing a distance of 280 kms from Mahabaleshwar through Satara to Sangli [latitudes 160 00' N - 180 00' N, longitudes 730 30' E - 750 00' E, altitude 150-600 m] on a rocky area.
www.gisdevelopment.net /application/environment/water/wapl0001.htm   (819 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Krishna River
The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers of India (about 900 km in length).
The traditional source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in Mahabaleshwar.
Its most important tributary is the Tungabhadra River, which itself is formed by the Tunga and Bhadra rivers that originate in the Western Ghats.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/River_Krishna   (323 words)

  
 Gunnar Grecksch: Induced seismicity, Koyna (India)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This project was an Indo-German research cooperation supported by the German DLR (Internationales Büro) and the Indian CSIR (Center of Scientific and Industrial Research) from 1994 to 2003.
We have set up a collaborative project in the Koyna area, West-India, where RIS is ongoing for more than 30 years and is highest in the world.
Koyna river near Shivaji Sagar reservoir, Maharashtra, India.
www.grecksch.de /koyna.html   (436 words)

  
 The Hindu : Karnataka / Belgaum News : Inflow into Krishna river increases
Belgaum: The inflow into Krishna river from six rivers, including from the water being released from Koyna dam in Satara district, rose to 2,62,648 cusecs on Monday afternoon.
Sources said that although the two villages had been rehabilitated earlier, the residents continued to have their dwellings and cattle sheds in the fields in the low-lying areas on the banks of the Ghataprabha.
Nearly families whose houses are below the maximum level of the river near Gokak town have been shifted to `Ganji Kendra' opened in the APMC Yard in the town.
www.hindu.com /2006/08/01/stories/2006080114530300.htm   (371 words)

  
 Krishna River Summary
The traditional source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in Mahabaleshwar.
Its most important tributary is the Tungabhadra River, which is itself formed by the Tunga and Bhadra rivers that originate in the Western Ghats.
Popular pilgrim spots like Audumber and Narsobawadi are located on the banks of river Krishna near Sangli in Maharashtra state.More pilgrim spots especially that of Srisailam, one of the twelve jyotirlingas which also has a shrine for one of the shaktipeethasis on the river.
www.bookrags.com /Krishna_River   (643 words)

  
 Krishna and Narmada
THE KOYNA, built high in Satara district of the Sahyadris on one of the major tributaries of the Krishna, is a big dam, a ``major irrigation project'' in the terminology of the Indian Government.
The areas to be irrigated by lift schemes taking water released from the Koyna reservoir include Khanapur taluk, where the struggle to build the Bali Raja Memorial Dam, a famous ``small dam'', was launched.
However, its benefits cannot be extended to the whole of the tehsil, since the Yerala river continues to have water only for one month a year and any number of small dams built on it will not provide sufficient water for the whole tehsil.
www.ambedkar.org /gail/Krishnaand.htm   (1174 words)

  
 KRISHNA RIVER Articles The River Krishna (meaning "dark" (   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The legendary source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in Mahabaleshwar.
Ecologically, this is one of the disastrous rivers in the world, in that it causes heavy soil erosion during the monsoon season.
Mathura is situated on the west bank of river Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh and is famous as the birthplace of Lord Krishna, an important deity in the Hindu religious pantheon.
www.amazines.com /Krishna_River_related.html   (718 words)

  
 05 August 05
River Brahamputra at Dibrugarh is flowing at 104.90 m as against the danger level of 104.24 m.
Rivers Brahmaputra (at Neamatighat and Jorhat), Jaibharali (at Jaibharali NHX) Puthimari (at Puthimari NHX) and Beki (at Beki NHX) are flowing above their warning levels.
Rivers Ghaghra (at Darauli) and Kosi (at Basua) are flowing above their warning levels.
www.whoindia.org /EN/Section33/Section34/Section204/Section209/Section310_610.htm   (1620 words)

  
 Mahabaleshwar Tourist Guide to Mahabaleshwar Hotel Mahabaleshwar Resort Mahabaleshwar Resorts Mahabaleshwar Hotels ...
You see a superb scenic view of the back waters of koyna dam on your left, river solshi in front of you with tiny villages as if sqatting on river banks and vast green slopes of M'war plateau on your right.
River solshi starts from this point with a small fall near her origin.
As per the hindu mythology five holy rivers krishna, venna, koyna, Savitri and gayatri show their token appearance here in five springs flowing closely.
www.mshwar.com /june99/guide.htm   (1186 words)

  
 Ch10
The Krishna river, one of the most important rivers of South India, was chosen for the ecological analysis of conflicts over river waters since it traverses through the most arid and drought prone regions in South India and there are intense and diverse demands for its water from different regions for diverse uses.
The Krishna river is joined in its course by a large number of tributaries, big and small, draining a total basin area of about 256,000 sq km of which the share of the three riparian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh is 26.8 per cent, 43.8 per cent and 29.4 per cent, respectively.
As the river emerges from the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, it is joined by Ghataprabha and Malaprabha from the south at a distance of approximately 500 km from the origin.
www.unu.edu /unupress/unupbooks/80a03e/80A03E0f.htm   (7603 words)

  
 outlookindia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The people whose lives crisscross the Koyna river in Satara district of Maharashtra know that the government is preoccupied with 'big things' like building flyovers.
After the Koyna dam was comple After the Koyna dam was completed in 1963, 96 villages around the river were submerged and over 20,000 people displaced.
An earthquake in 1967 further drove the villagers to the surrounding hills.
www.outlookindia.com /mad.asp?fname=Making+a+Diff+%28F%29&subsubsec=&synopsis=Poor&fodname=20010305&personname=Balasaheb+Kolekar   (736 words)

  
 Godlike Productions -- Five-magnitude quake to rock Koyna: seismologists, Concerns over Koyna Dam
The water level in the Koyna dam reservoir had reached alarming levels when as much as 322mm of rainfall was recorded in the catchment area over 24 hours.
Numerous villages along the Koyna-Krishna river basin already faced submergence and after the Koyna reservoir was forced to release huge quantities of water for fear of being overtopped, it was expected that Alamatti would release similar quantities to prevent water from backing up.
However, the excess water of the Koyna reservoir was being released to Arabian sea, he said.
www.godlikeproductions.com /bbs/message.php?messageid=160717&mpage=1&showdate=9/23/05   (1462 words)

  
 International Water Power and Dam Construction
The water level in the Koyna dam reservoir had reached alarming levels when as much as 322mm of rainfall was recorded in the catchment area over 24 hours.
Water resources minister Ajit Pawar quashed rumours of cracks in the Koyna dam itself, which was constructed in 1964, and said it was safe.
Numerous villages along the Koyna-Krishna river basin already faced submergence and after the Koyna reservoir was forced to release huge quantities of water for fear of being overtopped, it was expected that Alamatti would release similar quantities to prevent water from backing up.
www.waterpowermagazine.com /storyprint.asp?sc=2031361   (363 words)

  
 The women refused to move without their goats...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 1998, the Sangli municipality was merged with the municipality of Miraj and the Kupwad village panchayat.
The River Krishna is the lifeline of South Maharashtra and originates at Mahabaleshwar in Satara district.
The state government announced a red alert due to incessant rains in the catchment areas of Koyna, Krishna and Warna rivers and release of water from four dams in the region.
www.humanscape.org /Humanscape/2005/Sept/thewomen.php   (1478 words)

  
 Koyna project sitting on keg of critical blast
Two years of toil that has put technological wizardry to the ultimate test is about to climax in an explosion that will unleash critical energy which will meet the state's peak hour power demands.
The blast will usher in the last leg of the World Bank-aided, Rs 1,100 crore, phase 4 of the Koyna hydro-electric power generation project, scheduled to be completed by December 1998.
Phase-4 of the Koyna project hasdisplaced 273 families since the last eight years, with none of them being rehabilitated till date.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19981002/27550394.html   (820 words)

  
 Koyna - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Koyna River — A river that originates in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra
Koyna Nagar — A town at the site of Koyna Dam
Koyna Dam — hydoelectric project providing 2250 MW of electricity
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Koyna   (102 words)

  
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Beyond the state capital, unusually heavy rainfall (Koyna recorded 322 mm in the last 24 hours) and overflowing dams (Koyna and Warna) combined to ensure villages along the Koyna-Krishna river basin in Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur would face submergence.
Red alerts were issued in Sangli and Satara as water gushed out of the Koyna dam and by noon villages in the low-lying belt along the Krishna banks were staring at flooding.
The red alert was sounded in 56 villages in Sangli district and the administration was trying to evacuate villagers to safer locations, Koyna chief engineer V V Gaikwad said.
my.reset.jp /~adachihayao/050801N.htm   (637 words)

  
 Chiplun, India hotel near the Koyna Dam - Quality Resort, II074
Enjoy a boat ride on the Vashishti River, take a short walk to the famous Parshuram Temple or enjoy a delicious picnic lunch on the beautiful area beaches, like Guhagar Beach.
Visit the nearby Koyna Dam, the Koyna River and Shivsagar Lake.
All guest rooms are air conditioned, come with private balconies and have beautiful views of the gardens and the gently flowing Vashishti River.
www.choicehotels.com /ires/en-US/html/HotelInfo?hotel=II074&sid=XGuCM.eF91Mgzcs.2   (374 words)

  
 Volume 8-4
Koyna area, situated near the western margin of India, is well known for its seismic activities for over three decades.
These uplifted regions, situated on either side of the Koyna river faulted/subsided block, appear to be a block-like structure.
These two faults are intersected in the middle by two parallel E-W trending faults, which correspond well to the course of the Koyna River.
www.igu.in /Volume_8-4.htm   (2217 words)

  
 Koyna
Koyna River — A river that originates in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra
Koyna Nagar — A town at the site of Koyna Dam
Koyna Dam — hydoelectric project providing 2250 MW of electricity
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/k/ko/koyna.html   (57 words)

  
 Trek To Vasota-Nageshwar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Bamnoli was the place from where real adventure would start for it was from here that we had to ferry across the Koyna river.
The river was dotted by a small island, the banks lined with fields on one side.
Koyna as we learnt is a deep river.
www.bhramanti.com /vasota.html   (2399 words)

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