Wardha
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Overview
The Wardha joins the Wainganga to form the Pranhita, which feeds the Godavari. The town of Wardha gave its name to Gandhi's Basic Education scheme (1937), and the Congress Working Committee passed the Quit India resolution there on 14 July 1942.
It rises in the Satpura range in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh and flows south-east through Vidarbha.
It meets the Wainganga to form the Pranhita, a major tributary of the Godavari.
The Upper Wardha dam supplies Amravati, and the river gives its name to Wardha town near Sevagram.
Geography and key facts
- Wardha + Wainganga = Pranhita
- Wardha scheme, 1937
- Quit India resolution (CWC), 1942
- Rises in Betul district
- Forms Pranhita with Wainganga
- Upper Wardha dam
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked across geography and modern history.
Note for UPSC
Joins the Wainganga to form 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
No question in our Prelims bank names Wardha yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Godavari
- Extent on map
- 19.5°–21.7°N, 78.1°–79.8°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.