Bhavani Island:
Back-to-back floods at the Prakasam Barrage across the Krishna River have become a bane for the tourism department, which has once again been forced to close Bhavani Island and suspend boat operations, severely impacting tourism revenue.
- It is a river island situated near Vijayawada on the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh.
- Spread over an area of 133 acres, it is one of the largest river islands in India.
- The island has extensive forest coverage, shimmering ponds and rolling meadows.
- Initially known more for its natural beauty and abundance of flora and fauna, the island has transformed into a well-equipped tourist spot.
- Krishna River is a river of south-central India.
- One of India’s longest rivers, it has a total length of about 1,400 km.
- The river rises in western Maharashtra state in the Western Ghats range near the town of Mahabaleshwar, not far from the coast of the Arabian Sea.
- Krishnabai Temple in Mahabaleshwar is considered to be the starting point of the Krishna River.
- It passes through the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh and meets the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast.
