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Maner, Pravara and Indravati are tributaries of the:

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Answer: Option C — Godavari

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The Maner, Pravara and Indravati are among the many tributaries of the Godavari, the largest river system of peninsular India.

Important tributaries of the Godavari:

  • Right-bank tributaries: Pravara, Manjira, Maner and others.
  • Left-bank tributaries: Purna, Pranhita (formed by the Wardha, Wainganga and Penganga), Indravati and Sabari.

Pravara:

It rises in the Western Ghats in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra and joins the Godavari near Pravara Sangam.

Manjira:

It rises in Maharashtra and flows through Karnataka and Telangana; the Nizam Sagar and Singur dams are built on it.

Maner:

It rises in the Telangana region and joins the Godavari near Manthani. The Lower Manair Dam at Karimnagar is built on it.

Pranhita:

It is the largest tributary of the Godavari by volume of water and forms part of the Maharashtra-Telangana border. It drains about 34 percent of the Godavari basin.

Indravati:

It rises in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, flows west through the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, and joins the Godavari on the Maharashtra-Telangana-Chhattisgarh border.

Sabari:

It flows through Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh before joining the Godavari.

The Godavari basin:

  • It is spread over seven states: Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka.
  • Maharashtra has the largest share of the basin, close to half.

Projects:

The Polavaram Project (Andhra Pradesh), the Jayakwadi Dam (Maharashtra) and the Sriram Sagar Project are important projects in the basin.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗The Krishna, Mahanadi and Kaveri have their own tributaries, which are different.

Quick tip

Remember: Godavari tributaries = Pravara, Manjira, Maner (right bank); Purna, Pranhita, Indravati, Sabari (left bank).

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