The centre of attraction is the Krishna Pushkaram fair which is held once in twelve years on the banks of the Krishna river. The river is also believed to remove all sins of people by taking a bath in this river. This river is revered by Hindus as sacred. Pre Historic sites of Middle Krishna- Tungabhadra Valley in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh The Krishana-Godavari delta known as 'Rice Granery of India. The irrigation canals of Prakasam Barrage form part of National Waterway 4. As the water availability in the Krishna river was becoming inadequate to meet the water demand, Godavari River is linked to the Krishna river by commissioning the Polavaram right bank canal with the help of Pattiseema lift scheme in the year 2015 to augment water availability to the Prakasam Barrage in Andhra Pradesh. Culturable area in the basin is about 203,000 km 2 (78,000 sq mi), which is 10.4% of the total cultivable area of the country. Out of this, 58.0 km 3 is utilizable water. The important soil types found in the basin are black soils, red soils, laterite and lateritic soils, alluvium, mixed soils, red and black soils and saline and alkaline soils.Īn average annual surface water potential of 78.1 km 3 has been assessed in this basin. Most of this basin comprises rolling and undulating country, except for the western border, which is formed by an unbroken line of the Western Ghats. The principal tributaries joining Krishna are the Ghataprabha River, Malaprabha River, Bhima River, Tungabhadra River and Musi River. It flows for about 1,400 km (870 mi) and outfalls into the Bay of Bengal. The Krishna river rises in the Western Ghats, at an elevation of about 1,337 m (4,386 ft) just north of Mahabaleshwar, about 64 km (40 mi) from the Arabian Sea. This large basin lies in the states of Karnataka (113,271 km 2), Telangana, Andhra Pradesh (76,252 km 2) and Maharashtra (69,425 km 2). Krishna Basin extends over an area of 258,948 km 2 (99,980 sq mi) which is nearly 8% of the total geographical area of the country. It is said that Lord Dattatreya spent some of his days at Audumber on the banks of river Krishna. Three tributaries Panchganga, Warna and Yerla meet Krishna river near Sangli. The largest tributary of the Krishna River is the Tungabhadra River with a drainage basin measuring 71,417 km 2 (27,574 sq mi), running for about 531 km (330 mi), but the longest tributary is the Bhima River, which makes a total run of 861 km (535 mi) and has an equally large drainage area of 70,614 km 2 (27,264 sq mi). Pulichintala dam, Pulichinta Village, Bellamkonda (M) in Guntur district Kudala Sangam, Bagalkot District, Karanataka Tungabhadra Dam near Hosapete Right-bank tributary It causes heavy soil erosion during the monsoon floods, flowing fast and furious, often reaching depths of over 75 feet (23 m). Vijayawada and Sangli are the largest cities on the Krishna.

The delta of this river is one of the most fertile regions in India and was home to the ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Sun Dynasty kings. The river flows through the state of Karnataka before entering Telangana state. The river's source is at Mahabaleshwar near Jor village in the extreme north of Wai Taluka, Satara District, Maharashtra in the west, and it empties into the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi (near Koduru) in Andhra Pradesh on the east coast. It is one of the most suitable arable basins in the world as 75.6% of the Krishna basin is under cultivation due to the availability of water. The Krishna river is around 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) in length (282 kilometres (175 mi) in Maharashtra). The Krishna river originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft), in the state of Maharashtra in central India.

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