Pravara
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Overview
The Pravara is a tributary of the Godavari in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. Nevasa (a prehistoric site) and Daimabad (the southernmost Harappan site) are on it.
It rises in the Sahyadri near Ratangad and flows east through Ahmednagar district to the Godavari.
The Bhandardara dam (Wilson dam) on it was built in 1926 for irrigation.
The first cooperative sugar factory in Asia was set up at Pravaranagar in 1950, which made the river valley a model of the cooperative movement.
The river is a tributary of the Godavari.
It flows through the Ahmednagar district.
The region is a sugar belt.
The Pravara area is known for cooperative movements.
Geography and key facts
- Godavari tributary
- Nevasa
- Daimabad
- Bhandardara dam (1926)
- First cooperative sugar factory at Pravaranagar (1950)
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on prehistoric and Harappan sites.
Note for UPSC
A Godavari tributary in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra.
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
No question in our Prelims bank names Pravara yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Maharashtra
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Godavari
- Extent on map
- 19.5°–19.6°N, 73.7°–75.0°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.