{"id":106713,"date":"2026-06-04T13:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106713"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:44:36","slug":"pennar-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pennar-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennar River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pennar River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pennar River is strangely also called Peenigula Penna, in other words, a river course with dead bodies lying around, even though other rivers in Andhra Pradesh are overflowing with water.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pennar River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pennar River, also known as <\/span><b>Penna, Pinakini, or Penneru,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a river in southern India that flows through the states of <\/span><b>Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name Penna is derived from the Telugu word \u201c<\/span><b>Pennu\u201d which means \u201csilt\u201d.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river gets its name due to the <\/span><b>high amount of silt it carries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has been instrumental in shaping the land around it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Penna River is also <\/span><b>mentioned in ancient Indian literature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the <\/span><b>Ramayana and Mahabharata.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>Nandi Hills of Karnataka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>flows through the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/deccan-plateau\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deccan Plateau<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before <\/span><b>entering Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river then <\/span><b>flows through the Eastern Ghats, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating several<\/span><b> waterfalls and rapid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s before<\/span><b> reaching the flat plains of the coastal region.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river finally <\/span><b>meets the Bay of Bengal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">near the town of Nellore.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It travels approximately <\/span><b>597 kilometers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forming a <\/span><b>semi-arid yet agriculturally important <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">river basin.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river basin lies in the <\/span><b>rain shadow region of the Eastern Ghats.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>river is seasonal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, becoming a <\/span><b>torrent after the rains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a thin stream during dry periods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Penna River has several tributaries, most of which are <\/span><b>seasonal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major ones i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nclude the <\/span><b>Chitravati, Papagni, Cheyyeru, and Kunderu rivers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Penna River is <\/span><b>crucial to agriculture in parts of Andhra Pradesh,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> particularly the drought-stricken <\/span><b>Rayalaseema region.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several<\/span><b> irrigation project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, such as the <\/span><b>Somasila, Mylavaram, and Gandikota projects,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been constructed to use the river\u2019s waters for farming and drinking purposes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/southern-states\/andhra-pradesh\/rare-event-of-pennar-river-flowing-ahead-of-sw-monsoon-onset-1961187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennar River is a river in southern India that flows through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. 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