Description
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Source: Wikipedia
Context
Citizens, including local kids and residents, have assembled in Akurdi to oppose the Pavana River restoration project.
About the Pavana River
- It is located in the Pune District of Maharashtra.
- The river is a significant one that separates Pune City from the Pimpri-Chinchwad District.
- It originates from the Western Ghats, approximately 6 kilometers south of Lonavala.
- It is a tributary of the Bhima River that flows into the Mula River in Pune.
- Initially flowing eastward, it swings south and passes through the suburbs of Dehu, Chinchwad, Pimpri, and Dapodi before joining the Mula River.
- The "Pavana Nagar Dam" is being built on this river at Pavana Nagar.
Origin of the Pavana River
- It originates in the Western Ghats, around 6 kilometers south of Lonavala.
- The river rises in the Western Ghats south of Lonavala and travels for approximately 60 kilometers until joining the Mula River in Pune.
- The Mula River, which later joins with the Mutha River to form the Mula-Mutha River, eventually flows into the Bhima River (the Krishna River's largest tributary).
Source : Hindustan Times
Practice Question:
Q. The Pavana River, often in the news due to pollution concerns, is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
A) Godavari River
B) Bhima River
C) Krishna River
D) Indrayani River
Answer:
D) Indrayani River
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