Manjira
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Overview
The Manjira is a tributary of the Godavari that flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana. The Nizam Sagar reservoir is on it.
It rises in the Balaghat range near Beed in Maharashtra and flows through Karnataka's Bidar district into Telangana.
Besides Nizam Sagar, the Singur reservoir on it supplies drinking water to Hyderabad.
The Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary near Sangareddy is known for marsh crocodiles.
The river is seasonal.
It supplies water for irrigation.
The basin has many tanks.
It is part of the Godavari system.
Geography and key facts
- Tributary of the Godavari
- States: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana
- Nizam Sagar reservoir
- Rises near Beed
- Singur reservoir
- Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
Why it matters for UPSC
Peninsular tributaries are asked in sets, as in the 2022 Gandikota canyon question.
Note for UPSC
A Godavari tributary through Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana; Nizam Sagar is on it.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2022 · Q24Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers ?…
- UPSC Prelims 2000 · Q52Which one of the following statements is not true?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Manjira.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Godavari
- Extent on map
- 17.6°–18.8°N, 75.4°–78.2°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 2 questions · 2022, 2000
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)