Purna (Tapi)
Under review: this entry was added recently and its position is still being checked (exact (OSM geometry)).
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Overview
The Purna of Vidarbha rises in the Gawilgarh hills of the Satpura range in Madhya Pradesh and flows west through Amravati, Akola and Buldhana districts of Maharashtra.
It joins the Tapi near Muktainagar in Jalgaon district. Its valley has fertile black soils used for cotton.
Saline groundwater in parts of the Purna basin is a known local problem.
Geography and key facts
- Left-bank tributary of the Tapi
- Rises in the Satpura (Gawilgarh) hills
- Flows through Vidarbha, Maharashtra
- Black cotton soil valley
Why it matters for UPSC
Remember both Purnas and their parent rivers.
Note for UPSC
A Tapi tributary in Vidarbha (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 Purna (Tapi) yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Maharashtra
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Tapi
- Extent on map
- 20.8°–21.0°N, 76.2°–77.5°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- The Gandhian Era and Independence (1920–1947)
- Making of the Constitution and the Preamble
- The Constituent Assembly and the Making of the Constitution
- Swarajists to Civil Disobedience: Simon Commission, Purna Swaraj, Salt March and the Round Table Conferences
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)