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| Basin
Sub Basin Inventory of Water Pollution - Godaveri Basin |
| Foreword
River Godavari is
one of the major interstate rivers of the country flowing eastward through the
States of Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh and draining into the Bay of Bengal.
In terms of catchment area, it is the third largest among the fourteen major river
basins in our country.
The important urban centres in the catchment of
Godavari are Nasik, Aurangabad, Nag pur, Watdha, Nanded and Chandrapur in Maharashtra~
Nizamabad, MancheriaI, Ramagundam, Bhadrachalam and Rajahundry in Andhra Pradesh;
and Seoni and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh.
These urban centres are inten~ively
utilising the water resources; and as a consequence there is deterioration in
the water quality in the river Godavari from Nasik to Nanded in Maharashtra; at
Baser and Burgampad in Andhra Pradesh. |
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The water
quality is deteriorated in the tributary Manjira from Lat~r in Karnataka to Maharashtra
State border; tributary Wardha's confluence with river Panganga to downstream
of Sirpur in Maharashtra; Manjira at Sangareddy; and Peddavagu downstream of Sirpur
paper Mills in Andhra pradesh; and Indravati at Bodhghat in Madhya Pradesh.
The
study reported herein/ was undertaken with the objective of formulating action
plan to restore and maintain the river water quality at such level as is needed
to sustain the designated-best-use of the different stretches of the river. The
State Pollution Control Boards of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pra~esh
and Kamataka collected the basic data in their respective parts of the basin.
The reports were reviewed, compiled, edited and presented in the form of a Comprehensive
River Basin report by Shrt Y.S.Murty, Consultant in accordance with the guidelines
of the Central Board.
Shri T. Venugopal, Dr. R.C.Trivedi, ,Dr.(Mrs.) K.K.
Saxena, Shri V. Rajan and Shri R.M. Bhardwaj coordinated with the State Pollution
Control Boards in planning, collection of data and finally in bringing out the
document in the published form. .
The Central Board acknowledges the cooperation
received from the State Pollution Control Boards of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh and Karanataka.
I hope, the present document will be useful
to all concerned with the quality of river waters. |
Dilip Biswas Chairman, CPCB | |
