• UPSC Questions Related to rivers -cultural place associated, historic place associated, tributaries, National parks, wild Sanctuary, Biosphere.
• UPSC  Question  on  Rivers-  Chandrabhaga   2019,   Cauvery   2019,   Yammuna   2016, Bhramaputra 2017,

Context:

• Incident in which around 4,000 fishes died in Indrayani River, Maharashtra.

About:

• Indrayani river is one of the important place where holy Pandarpur with cultural significance is located. Indrayani river joins Bhima River, which is tributary of Krishna River

Bhima River:

• Bhima River originates in Bhimashankar hills near Karjat in Maharashtra Holy City of Pandharpur is on the bank of Bhima River
• Bhimashankar is one of the twelve esteemed Jyotirlinga shrines

Krishna River:

• It is the fourth largest river in India after the Ganga, Godavari and the Narmada Krishna River rises at Mahabaleswar in district Satara
• It flows through Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.
• Home to Ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Dynasty kings. Vijayawada is the largest city

Narmada:

• Krishna River rises at Mahabaleswar in district Satara
• It flows through Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.
• Home to ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Dynasty kings. Vijayawada is the largest city

 

Places Associated with Indrayani River:

• Bhaja & Kanheri Caves
• Rock cut architecture in India
• Bhaja Caves located at the Valley of Indrayani River, near Lonavala Approximately 2,200 years ago, circa 200 BC
• Chaitya and Viharas