Which is the longest river in India?
The Ganga covers a 2525 km distance in India is the Longest River in India followed by Godavari(1465 km). The state that covers by this waterbody is Uttrakhand, Uttarpradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal. The Godavari is India’s second-longest river after the Ganga. The Godavari rises from Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra.
Which two rivers meet in Karnataka?
Koodli, also spelled Kudli or Kudali, is a small historic village in Shimoga District, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is at the sangam (confluence) of two rivers, the Tunga River and Bhadra River at nearly 1,200 metres (3,937 ft). The Krishna river is also known as Koppera or Kaveri by Sanskrit scholars, and it has numerous other names in different regions. For example, in Andhra Pradesh, it is known as Chenput or Channapatty, Chitravati in Maharashtra and Kaveri in Tamil Nadu.
What is the main source of water in Karnataka?
The groundwater is the major source of drinking water in Karnataka. Over 90 percent of the drinking water supply schemes in the rural areas of the state are based on ground water. This over exploitation is causing the fast decline of ground water resources in the state. However the Karnataka state does not agree with the sharing of drinking water with the South Indian state, Tamil Nadu, which has been followed according to the British era agreement. The state also believes that the British agreement is a very old one and needs to be renewed because of the rainfall patterns.