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  Andhra Rivers - Godavari,Krishna,Pennar,Tungabhadra Rivers in Andhra Pradesh,India
The main tributaries of the river are the Koyna, the Bhima, the Ghataprabha, the Mallaprabha, the Tungabhadra, the Yerla, the Warna, the Dindi, the Musi, and the Dudhganga.
Manjeera is a tributary of river Godavari and is a principal river flowing in Nizamabad district.
The river Sabari is a tributary to the River Godavari.
www.indiantravelportal.com /andhra-pradesh/rivers   (1359 words)

  
 Tungabhadra River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the chief tributary of the Krishna River.
A dam, the Tungabhadra Dam, was constructed at Hospet in the middle of the 20th century to harness the river water, aiding the growth of agriculture and industry in this region.
The wedge of land that lies north of the Tungabhadra River, between the Tungabhadra and the Krishna, is known as the Raichur Doab.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tungabhadra_River   (492 words)

  
 Karnataka Vision - Main Rivers and Dams of Karnataka
Tungabhadra River: The Tungabhadra is a chief tributary of the Krishna River.
The Tungabhadra is formed north of Shimoga at an elevatibn of about 610 metres by the union of twin rivers, the Tunga and the Bhadra, which rise in the eastern slope of the Western Ghats, in the state of Karnataka.
Krishna River: The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers of India.
www.karnatakavision.com /karnataka-rivers-dams.php   (464 words)

  
 :: Thungabhadra Board ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tungabhadra River is one of the major tributaries of Krishna River in south India.
Tungabhadra River derives its name from the confluence of two streams, the Tunga and the Bhadra, both of which rise in the wooded eastern slopes of the Western Ghats in the State of Karnataka and flow eastward.
The river runs for 382 km in Karnataka, thereafter forms the boundary between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh for 58 km and flows for the remaining 91 km in Andhra Pradesh.
www.tbboard.org   (235 words)

  
 River Krishna
Originating from the western flanks of the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar, Krishna is the fourth largest river basin in the country.
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.
Farming communities on the banks of the Tungabhadra continued to suffer and all further protests fell on deaf ears.
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 Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Kurnool News : Tungabhadra in spate
KURNOOL: The Tungabhadra river received flash flood on Saturday peaking the discharge to 2.29 lakhs at Sunkesula barrage, 20 km upstream of Kurnool city.
Around noon, the river flowed at 6.230 metres as against the danger level of six metres (312 metres mean sea level).
The flash flood caught the residents of villages along the river course in Kurnool and Mahabub Nagar district unawares.
www.hindu.com /2005/10/16/stories/2005101605190500.htm   (301 words)

  
 Yoga Meditation Prayer Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The district is bounded by the Krishna River on the north and the Tungabhadra River on the south.
The wedge of land between the rivers is known as the Raichur Doab, after the city of Raichur.
Across the Tungabhadra lies Bellary District of Karnataka to the southwest and Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh to the southeast.
www.yogameditationprayer.sprinko.com /index.php?title=Raichur_District   (314 words)

  
 Temples And Legends of Andhra Pradesh/Alampur/(Page5)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tungabhadra is a confluence of the two rivers Tunga and Bhadra.
River Tunga is the aspect of Lord Vishnu and the river Bhadra is the aspect of Lord Siva.
She used to bring water from the river Tungabhadra every day for the puja of her husband, and she made out of the clay of the river Tungabhadra the pot in which she used to bring the sacred water.
www.hindubooks.org /temples/andhrapradesh/alampur/page5.htm   (254 words)

  
 Yoga Meditation Prayer Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The delta of Krishna river is one the most fertile regions of India and was the home of ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku kings.
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 River and Bhadra River that originate in the Western Ghats.
www.yogameditationprayer.sprinko.com /index.php?title=Kistna   (528 words)

  
 Tunga River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tunga River is a river in Karnataka state, southern India.
The river is born in the Western Ghats on a hill known as Varaha Parvata at a place called Ganga Mula.
The river is given the compound name Tungabhadra from this point on.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tunga_River   (203 words)

  
 VVNL:Munirabad Hydro Power Generating Station
The Tungabhadra multiple purpose river valley project for sustained development of water resources of the inter-state river Tungabhadra consists of a medium sized straight masonry gravity dam to impound water in a large reservoir for releasing into irrigation canals, hydropower generation and fisheries development.
This magnitude project was designed and constructed entirely by the Indian Engineers using indigenous technology in the early years of India’s independence, with the paramount purpose of providing irrigation and drinking water to the chronically drought prone districts of Raichur, Bellary, Kurnool, Ananthapur and Cuddapah of Rayalaseema in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The water from Tungabhadra Dam is also utilised for hydroelectric generation.
www.vvnl.org.in /munirabad.htm   (264 words)

  
 Uncorrected debates of 30072003
The State of Karnataka consumes 151.49 tmc from Tungabhadra, and other projects which are not under the dam but from other areas of the basin, they consume 154 tmc.
The second condition is, enough water must be left in the Tungabhadra dam to meet the requirements of projects in the month of June--that is the period of seedlings in that area--for the succeeding year.
Rivers are a part of the country's natural resources and they should be treated as national assets.
rajyasabha.nic.in /rsdebate/deb_ndx/199/30072003/2to3.htm   (3731 words)

  
 Vijayanagara Research Project::Physical Landscape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
is located in the basin of the Tungabhadra river in the southern Deccan, the elevated plateau that dominates peninsular India.
This is a tributary of the Krishna River that originates in the Western Ghats and flows eastward into the Bay of Bengal.
For some distance, granite hills hem in the river, the highest of which are Matanga hill on the south bank, rising 115 metres above the river, and Anjanadri hill near the north bank, almost 140 metres high.
www.museum.upenn.edu /new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Asia/vrp/HTML/Phy_Land.shtml   (488 words)

  
 Tungabhadra river overflows after 4 years in Siraguppa - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Somalingappa said that overflowing of the river would be helpful for the farmers of catchment area to grow two crops.
He also urged the people residing near the banks of the river to protect their children and cattles from floods.
The obstruction wall constructed across Tungabhadra river in Mannur Sugur village, in wake of establishment of minor electricity producing unit, has been posing problems to the villagers residing in surrounding areas.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/aug182004/d3.asp   (475 words)

  
 Travel Agents in India, India Travel Agent, Indian Travel Agents, Travelling in India, India Travel Packages,Package ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Situated on the right banks of the river Alakananda in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Badrinath is cradled between the two mountain ranges of Nar and Narayan, with the breathtaking sight of the Neelkanth peak forming its background.
Spread along the rocky banks of the river Vaigai in the state of Tamil Nadu, the modern industrial city’s main claim to fame is as a temple town......
It is the source of the River Yamuna, which descends from the Champasar Glacier near the peaks of Bandar Poonch and Shrikantha and where there is a temple dedicated to the river Goddess.
www.travel-agents-in-india.com.cob-web.org:8888   (5768 words)

  
 Dry Monsoon - Paul Baumann
Water in the rivers fluctuates considerably during the monsoon and the dry seasons.
The larger rivers on the Deccan Plateau get most of their water from regions typical of the third station but the water is mainly seasonal.
Second, streams or rivers that vacillate greatly with respect to water level often have sediment build-up in the river bed during the dry season, which is washed down the river during the wet season.
employees.oneonta.edu /baumanpr/geosat2/Dry_Monsoon/Dry_Monsoon.htm   (7145 words)

  
 Indax - India Web Site- States in India - Karnataka
Inland, the forested Western Ghats run parallel to the coastline and from their upper reaches originate the state's three main rivers, the Tungabhadra, the Krishna and the Cauvery.
Near Mysore, in the south, at Somnathapur, Belur and Halebid, are the exquisite temples built by the Hoysala dynasty, which ruled the southwest part of the state between the 11th to 14th centuries.
Hampi, or Vijayanagar (the 'City of Victory') covers nine square miles on the southern bank of the Tungabhadra River in central Karnataka, though the fortifications and outposts of the city extend over a far larger area.
www.indax.com /karnataka.html   (806 words)

  
 ZEF Homepage: STRIVER Project India
The ZEF research focuses on the Tungabhadra basin in south India, which is one of the four basins studied in the project.
Tungabhadra river is a tributary of the Krishna river.
The research focuses on the interaction between irrigated and rainfed farming in the lower Tungabhadra basin, in the border area of the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
www.zef.de /1010.0.html   (355 words)

  
 Hospet tour,hospet tourist attraction,hospet travel,tourism in hospet,tourist information,india,hospet tour ...
The holy Harihar is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River.
The Tungabhadra Dam boasts of the Japanese gardens at its base and the sweet waters of the river.
The terrific dam across the Tungabhadra River is 590 meters in length, 49 meters in height with an enormous storage capacity.
www.tourmyindia.com /attraction/hospet.html   (910 words)

  
 Hampi India, Hampi is a small village on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka. The kings of the Vijayanagara ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hampi India, Hampi is a small village on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka.
Hampi is a small village on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka.
To south of the river was the main temple area.
www.4to40.com /4to40.com_non_ssl/discoverindia/places/index.asp?article=discoverindia_places_hampi   (1191 words)

  
 Shri Raghuvarya Teertharu
This incident can be compared to the river Yamuna wich gave way to Vasudeva carrying his child Lord Shri Krishana to reach gokula.
Similarly the river Bhimatrati gave way to Shri Raguvarya Teertharu when Shri Swamiji was carrying the Samasthana Devatha Shri Moola Rama on his shoulders, Shri Raguvarya Teertharu travelled all over the country on foot like his guru.
From Anegundi one has to cross River Tungabhadra by boat to reach Navabrindavana.Navabrindavana is situated in the river Tungabhadra.
www.uttaradimath.org /raghuvary.htm   (426 words)

  
 :::CEERA::: - Environment Case Studies Conducted by the Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
River Cauvery and River Kapila along with their tributaries flow alongside the border of this District.
The Samaj Parivarthana Samudaya, Dharwad, was assigned to conduct the case study on ‘River Tungabhadra Pollution and Related Critical Aspects’.
This aspect looks into major soil distribution in the river valleys, catchments and command protection, water requirement of crops, land suitability for crops under irrigated conditions, toxic elements in the command areas and silt yield indices to the reservoirs.
www.nlsenlaw.org /resources/res06   (4482 words)

  
 The Hindu : Drinking water: Kurnool gearing to switch to Gajuladinne
The Municipal Corporation is preparing to switch over to Gajuladinne project for drinking water needs of the city soon with the water level coming down in the Tungabhadra river and the KC canal.
The Municipal Commissioner, K. Venkatrami Reddy, accompanied by a team of reporters inspected the water position at Tungabhadra river, Sunkesula barrage and Gajuladinne project on Monday.
Venkatrami Reddy said that with the depleting levels in the Tungabhadra river, the city might have to switch over to the Gajuladinne project from the first week of February.
www.hindu.com /2004/01/13/stories/2004011302440500.htm   (668 words)

  
 Welcome to PEEP INDIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hampi (Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in India.
The name "Hampi" is an anglicized version of the Kannada Hampe (derived from Pampa, the ancient name for the river Tungabhadra).
Protected by the tempestuous river Tungabhadra in the north and rocky granite ridges on the other three sides, the ruins silently narrate the story of grandeur splendor and fabulous wealth.
www.peepindia.com /Hampi.html   (1273 words)

  
 Journey through Timeless India - Exploring Ruins of Past Glory
Originally, Virupaksha was an indigenous deity associated with the Tungabhadra River that flows beside the temple.
The beautiful Tungabhadra River that still winds through the valley was harnessed for extensive irrigation works to saturate the fertile soil of the valleys.
The river bank is solid granite, worn smooth by the river and weather.
www.timelessindia.us /chapter14.htm   (2127 words)

  
 Hampi - India - Mark Moxon, Travel Writer
Here the ruins of ancient civilisations pepper the rocky landscape while restaurants pander to the requirements of the tourist classes, and all the time the slow turbulence of the Tungabhadra River meanders along the valley floor, only months away from the raging tumescence of the monsoon.
Over the river from Hampi are more restaurants and hotels (where they serve alcohol, a temptation but not a practicality with my illness-provoked antibiotic regime), which you reach by entrusting your life to a wood and tar contraption that redefines the word 'basic'.
by the river, and extremely strong ones too, judging by the local populace; and there are dogs, pigs, cows and chickens wandering around everywhere, eating each other's faeces and generally having a ball.
www.moxon.net /india/hampi.html   (1796 words)

  
 Tourism
The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India.
It formed by the confluence of two rivers, the Tunga and the Bhadra, which rise in the eastern slope of the Western Ghats, in the state of Karnataka.
The wedge of land that lies north of the Tungabhadra, between the Tungabhadra and the Krishna, is known as the Raichur Doab.
www.hospetcity.gov.in /tourism.html   (489 words)

  
 Portents are gloomy | News | Down To Earth magazine
Karnataka is in the grip of severe drought for the third year running, and the extended dry spell has left the state parched.
That the situation is serious can be gauged from the fact that industries along the banks of Tungabhadra river are shutting shop due to the acute water shortage.
We had never seen the Tungabhadra drying up,” says T Inayathulla, a resident of Harihar town in Davengere district.
72.29.1.226 /downtoearth/full.asp?foldername=20040331&filename=news&sid=59   (322 words)

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