Open AccessGround Water Management in Godavari Basin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal for research in engineering application and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-9150
DOI - 10.35291/2454-9150.2020.0026
Subject(s) - structural basin , drainage basin , bay , geology , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , cartography , oceanography , geotechnical engineering
The Godavari River is rising in Western Ghat near Nashik and running for a length of 1445 Km. to join the sea. Godavari is the largest river in South India, flowing through six states and joining to bay of Bangal. It has 49% catchment area in Maharashtra with 30 Sub-basins. Out of these, 3 sub-basins are lying in Nashik Region, 9 Sub-basins are in Marathwada Region, and 18 Sub-basins are in Vidharbha Region. As per the availability of surface water the category of Sub-basins in Nashik and Vidharbha Region is classified as Normal as it is having more than 3000 Cum.