Painganga River:
Four women and three children trapped for almost two hours in the gushing water of the Penganga River, near the famous Sahastrakund waterfall, were rescued recently.
- The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Yavatmal district in Maharashtra state.
- It is a major tributary of the Wardha River, the other major river in the district.
- It originates in the Ajantha ranges in Aurangabad district in Maharashtra.
- It then flows through Buldhana & Washim District & flows through the border of Washim & Hingoli District.
- Then it acts as a boundary between Yavatmal and Nanded districts of Maharashtra.
- The river flows along the State border between Maharashtra and Telangana before converging into Wardha river.
- The Wardha River flows into the Wain Ganga River to form the Pranhita River, which finally joins the Godavari River, which empties into the Bay of Bengal.
- The total length of the river is 676 km.
- It is deeply entrenched and difficult to navigate.
- The main tributaries of the river are Adan, Kas, Arunavati, Kayadhu, and Pus.
- The Penganga River gets flooded in the rainy and winter seasons and partially flooded in the summer.
- There are two dams being constructed on the river, namely Upper Painganga and Lower Painganga. This dam is also known as Isapur Dam.
