Question

Which river is known as the Ganga of the South?
A. Krishna
B. Godavari
C. Cauvery
D. Narmada

Answer 1

Hint: This river has maximum flood movements in India and underwent a logged flood of 3.6 million cusecs in the year 1986 and a yearly flood of one million cusecs is standard. Approximately 50% of the water accessibility is being attached.

Complete answer:
The Godavari is India's 2nd longest river following the Ganga. Its origin is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra. The river has been respected in Hindu sacred scriptures for several millennia and endures to shelter and sustain a rich cultural legacy. In the past few years, the river has been barred by a number of volleys and dams, keeping a head of water that drops vaporization. Its comprehensive river delta houses 729 persons per sq. kilometers – approximately twice the Indian average populace density and has considerable peril of flooding, which in lower shares would be aggravated if the global sea level were to upsurge. The Godavari originates from the Western Ghats of central India close to Nashik in Maharashtra, 80 kilometers from the Arabian Sea. It cascades for 1,465 kilometers, initially eastwards across the Deccan Plateau then goes southeast, linking with the West Godavari region and East Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh, until it ruptures into 2 distributaries that broaden into a huge river estuary at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Rajamahendravaram and stream into the Bay of Bengal.

Thus, option (B) is correct.

Note: The recurrent aeration of the Godavari river in the drearier months has been an issue of great worry. Unselective blocking along the stream has been quoted as a palpable motive. In Maharashtra, sugarcane irrigation has been accused as one of the leading reasons.