Tungabhadra River:
Police retrieved bodies of three Karnataka youngsters from Tungabhadra river near Mantralayam in Kurnool district recently.
- It is a significant peninsular river in southern India, flowing through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
- It is the principal tributary of the Krishna
- The Hindus consider this river sacred, and there is a mention of the river in the Ramayana, where it is referred to as Pampa.
- It originates at Koodli, near Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka, where two rivers—the Tunga River and the Bhadra River—meet and give birth to the Tungabhadra.
- Both the Tunga & Bhadra Rivers originate on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats.
- Major Tributaries: Varada River and Hagari (Vedathy) River.
- The river has several dams and reservoirs built on it, including the Tunga Anicut Dam, the Bhadra Dam, the Hemavathy Dam, and the Tungabhadra Dam.
