{"id":16871,"date":"2026-09-29T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16871"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:18:43","slug":"bhima-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhima-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhima River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bhima River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka Forest, Ecology, and Environment Minister recently directed the State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to take action against industries in the Kadechur-Badiyal industrial area over reports of untreated industrial effluents being discharged into the Bhima River.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bhima River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a perennial river and the <\/span><b>largest tributary of the Krishna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">near <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhimashankar-temple\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Bhimashankar Temple<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Bhimashankar hills on the western side of the<\/span><b> Western Ghats <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>Pune District<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows through <\/span><b>Maharashtra, Karnataka, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Telangana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>merges into the Krishna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River in <\/span><b>Karnataka\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raichur district.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Total Length:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a total length of <\/span><b>861 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, out of which <\/span><b>450 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flows through <\/span><b>Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bhima drainage area is defined by the <\/span><b>Western Ghats (west)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the<\/span><b> Balaghat Range (north)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>Mahadeo Hills (south).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It runs in a well-entrenched valley, and its banks are heavily populated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prone to flooding due to heavy rainfall during the monsoon season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Tributaries:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Right Bank: Indrayani River, Mula River, Mutha River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Pavana <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Left Bank: Sina <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Nira, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>basin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been<\/span><b> inhabited since prehistoric time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s. Ancient kingdoms, including the <\/span><b>Satavahanas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Yadavas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, flourished along its banks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Spiritual Significance:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pandharpur <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an <\/span><b>important pilgrimage centre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located on the right bank of the Bhima River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is also <\/span><b>referred to as Chandrabhaga <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River, especially <\/span><b>at Pandharpur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as it resembles the shape of the moon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bhimashankar Temple:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/12-jyotirlingas-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">12 holy Jyotirlinga<\/a> shrines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/minister-orders-action-over-industrial-effluent-discharge-into-bhima-river-in-yadgir-district\/article71520363.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bhima River (also known as the Chandrabagha River) is the largest tributary of the Krishna River. 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