Wainganga
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Overview
The Wainganga rises in the Seoni hills of Madhya Pradesh and flows through Vidarbha. There it meets the Wardha to form the Pranhita, which feeds the Godavari.
It rises near Mundara in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh and flows south through Balaghat into Maharashtra.
It meets the Wardha to form the Pranhita, which joins the Godavari.
The Pench tiger landscape and the forests that inspired Kipling's Jungle Book lie in its upper basin, and the Gosikhurd project irrigates Vidarbha.
It is about 580 km long.
It is the largest river of Vidarbha.
The river flows through Bhandara district.
The basin has many tanks.
Geography and key facts
- Rises in the Seoni hills, MP
- Flows through Vidarbha
- Wainganga + Wardha = Pranhita (Godavari system)
- Rises in Seoni district
- Forms Pranhita with Wardha
- Gosikhurd project
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in a 1996 river-set question.
Note for UPSC
Rises in the Seoni hills (MP) and flows through Vidarbha; with the Wardha it forms the Pranhita.
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 1996 · Q96Consider the following rivers: I. Kishenganga II. Ganga III. Wainganga IV. Penganga The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is —…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Wainganga.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Godavari
- Extent on map
- 19.6°–22.5°N, 79.5°–80.2°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 1996
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.