River in Karnataka, India
The Karanja River is a tributary of the Manjira River . The river basin is up to 2,422 km sq. The Karanja river is perennial river. It flows over a distance of 74 km with Karanja reservoir being major water source. The river is not navigable.
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Rivers Waterfalls Lakes Beaches Dams
Rivers Waterfalls Lakes Dams
Rivers
Major tributaries Minor tributaries Sub-tributaries
Dams, barrages Geographical Riparian districts
Cities Languages / people Coalfields Oil / gas fields Industries Transport
Highways and railways Bridges on Godavari
Pollution concerns,
Algal bloom in reservoirsHigh alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin
Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment
Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities Related topics Other basins
18°06′N 77°04′E / 18.100°N 77.067°E / 18.100; 77.067
