Karanja River
| Karanja | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana, Karnataka |
| Region | South India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Karnataka, India |
| • elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | India |
| Length | 74 km (46 mi) |
The Karanja River is a tributary of the Manjira River. The river basin is up to 2,422 km sq. The Karanja river is perennial river. It flows over a distance of 74 km with Karanja reservoir being major water source. The river is not navigable. The river flows through Bidar district in Karnataka.[1]
Karanja dam, a major irrigation project in the district, has a total capacity of 9.27 tmc ft. The dam was commissioned in 1969 to irrigate 29,227 hectares of land using 9.27 tmc ft. of water. It was completed in 1989.[2]
In Bidar district of Karnataka, there are Surang Bavis (wells), built by Behmani Kings, which connect the Karanja river valley on Kalaburagi road to the Manjra valley on the Karnataka-Telangana border near Aliabad village.[3]
Notes and references
- ^ Sajiv, Deepthi (8 April 2017). "When the bridge is too far, beds turn into boats". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Water levels in Bidar's reservoirs at their lowest". The Hindu. 22 April 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Water starts flowing out of Surang Bavi". The Hindu. 16 September 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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