Question

The Tawa joins _________ in Hoshangabad.

Answer 1

Hint: The longest tributary of the Narmada river is the Tawa which is around 172 kilometers long. Narmada is a river that rises from the Amarkantak plateau in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh and is known as the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

Complete answer:
Tawa river originates in the Satpura range. It flows towards north and West and joins the Narmada river at the village of Bandra bhan in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. A dam called Tawa dam is also built on the Tawa river. The construction of this dam started in 1958 by Shri Vinay Kumar Diwan and it ended in 1978. Shri Vinay Kumar Diwan has served as an MLA for 20 years and was the public representative of the region. He was also known as Denva Gandhi because of his work for public welfare. The construction of the Tawa dam resulted in the formation of the Tawa reservoir. The Tawa dam and Tawa reservoir helped in providing sufficient water for irrigation purposes of hundred and thousands of hectares of farming land in Hoshangabad and Harda district of Madhya Pradesh. In 1998 the Tawa dam started working as a power production plant. The main objective of the dam built on the Tawa river was that it diverts water from the river into the canals. Tawa dam also serves as an attraction for tourists during the monsoon season. A cruise boat service has also been started by the tourist department of Madhya Pradesh for the people visiting Tawa dam and the reservoir.

Note: The Satpura National park, the Bori wildlife sanctuary, and the Pachmarhi wildlife sanctuary are all along the Tawa dam. The Tawa reservoir serves as the Western boundary of the Satpura National park and the Bori wildlife sanctuary.