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Telangana, located in the heart of the Deccan Plateau, is primarily drained by two mighty rivers—the Godavari and the Krishna—which flow from west to east, cutting across the diverse landscapes of the state. These rivers are the lifelines of Telangana, providing vital water resources for irrigation, agriculture, and industry, while sustaining the rich biodiversity of the region. Beyond their economic importance, the Godavari and Krishna rivers are deeply woven into the cultural, religious, and historical fabric of Telangana. Along their banks lie ancient temples, sacred pilgrimage sites, and historic towns, reflecting centuries of civilization and spiritual practices. Many communities in the state still depend on these rivers for daily life, festivals, and rituals, making them both a natural and cultural heritage of immense value. The rivers have also shaped the topography, settlement patterns, and agricultural systems of Telangana. From fertile plains that support extensive paddy cult...

The State of Telangana is endowed with rich diversity of Flora and Fauna. The State has dense Teak forests on the northern part along the banks of river Godavari. As per the Champion & Seth Classification of Forest Types (1968), the forests in Telangana belong to three Forest Type Groups, which are further divided into 12 Forest Types.   Teak (Tectona grandis) no longer figures in the top five tree species in Telangana. Felling of the timber tree species has increased so much that the inventory indicates that teak no longer figures among the top five species. This is revealed by the latest report ‘State of Environment Report-TS’, sponsored by the ministry of environment, forests, climate changes. The report has recently been released in the state. Telangana State is known for its rich heritage in biological diversity distributed in 9 agro climatic regions. Among the flora, the state harbours a total of 2,800 taxa belonging to 1,051 genera under 185 families. This accounts for 1...

There are 527 named mountains or hills in Telangana. The highest and the most prominent mountain is Doli Gutta. At 965 m or 3166 feet Doli Gutta is the highest peak in the state of Telangana since the Chintoor and Vararamachandrapuram mandals of erstwhile Khammam district — where Pedda Konda rose to a height of 1360 m— were transferred to Andhra Pradesh. On 11 July 2014, the Lok Sabha approved a bill transferring seven mandals of Khammam district (Kukunoor, Velairpadu, Bhurgampadu, Chintoor, Kunavaram, Vararamachandrapuram and Bhadrachalam) back to Andhra Pradesh, in order to facilitate the Polavaram Irrigation project. Highest Peaks Doli Gutta 965 m (prom: 765 m), Venkatapuram Mandal, Mulugu District Bedam Gutta 856 m (prom: 149 m), Venkatapuram Mandal, Mulugu District Pātāl Toka 826 m (prom: 367 m), Amrabad Mandal, Nagar Kurnool district Pedda Kurva 809 m (prom: 1 m), Amrabad Mandal, Nagar Kurnool district Kodijutta Gutta 801 m (prom: 154 m), Venkatapuram Mandal, Mulugu District Poth...

Origin : Gaurwadi in Balaghat Hills,  Ahemednagar District, Maharashtra State, India. Elevation : 823 metres (2,700 ft) Length : 724 km (450 mi) Drainage : 30,844 km2 (11,909 sq mi) Outflow : Godavari River States : Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana. Length in Telangana : Around 290 km Start : Goudgaon (Janwada)   village, Nagalgidda Mandal, Narayankhed revenue division of Sangareddy district in Telangana, India. End : Kandakurthy village, Renjal Mandal, Nizamabad district Districts : Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Nizamabad Sangareddy District: Nagalgidda,  Manoor of Narayankhed revenue division, Raikode of Zaheerabad revenue division, Vatpally, Munipally, Pulkal, Sadasivpet, Sangareddy, Hathnoora, Andole Medak District Mandals: Chillipched, Kulcharam, Medak, Papannapet, Shankarampet_A, Kamareddy District Mandals: Nagireddypet, Nizamsagar, Pitlam, Banswada, Birkoor, Bichkunda, Madnur Nizamabad District Mandals: Kotgiri, Bodhan, Renjal Manjira River also spelled ...

SRSP Flood Flow Canal is a 130 km long gravity canal from Sriram Sagar Project, Sangam Village, Nizamabad District to Mid Manair Dam, Manwada Village, Karimnagar District, Telangana. This Canal initiated as part of Sriram Sagar stage-II in which the foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1991. With this Canal the surplus water from Sriram Sagar Project can be taken into Mid Manair Dam to utilize another 25 tmcft and also it can be used to fill the Lower Manair Dam at KarimnagarCity. Canal construction was completed by July 2010, It was open in Aug 2010 after couple of trials. Canal is currently using to fill Lower Manair Dam as Mid Manair is under construction. It has been designed in such way that it will discharge 22000 cusecs water (Max Capacity), which means it can carry 50 tmcft water into Mid Manair (26 tmcft) and Lower Manair (24 tmcft) reservoirs in just 25 days at its full canal capacity (i.e. 2 tmcft per day). The flood canal c...

Origin : Ajantha ranges in Aurangabad district in Maharashtra Outflow : Wainganga River Elevation : 1067 meters Length : 676 km (420 mi) Drainage : 23898 km2Outflow : Wardha River near wadha, Wani Tehsil, Yavatmal district States : Maharashtra, Telangana Telangana Start : Guledi, Tamsi Mandal, Adilabad district End : Mangrool, Bela Mandal, Adilabad district Districts : Adilabad Penganga, while it looks fine to be a tributary to the Godavari River, joins the Wainganga River from the north to form a conjoined stream or river called Pranhita. Pranhita is the one who later joins the Godavari as a tributary. It flows through Buldhana & Washim District & flows through border of Washim & Hingoli District. Then it acts as a boundary between Yavatmal and Nanded districts of Maharashtra. The river flows along State border between Maharashtra & Telangana before converging into Wardha river near small village called wadha in Wani Tehsil of Yavatmal district. T...

Telangana has 33 districts from 17th February 2019. Telangana had 10 districts and changed to 31 on 11th October, 2016. Panchayati raj (council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities. Telangana's Panchayati Raj system is a three-tier structure in rural areas and a two-tier structure for urban local bodies (ULBs). The system includes:  Gram panchayats: The smallest and only permanent unit in the Panchayati Raj system  Mandal parishads: 127 in Telangana  Zilla parishads: 33 in Telangana  Municipalities: 141 in Telangana  Municipal corporations: 13 in Telangana In Telangana, a "Zilla Parishad" represents the district-level governing body, a "Mandal" is the block-level governing body, and a "Gram Panchayat" is the village-level governing body, with the Zilla Parishad overseeing the Mandal which in turn oversees the Gram Panchayat; essentially, the Zilla Parishad i...

Irrigation Projects on Godavari River    Godavari River J.Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme  is a lift irrigation scheme near Gangaram (V), Eturunagaram (M), Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, Telangana, India to irrigate   6.21 Lakh Acres  in upland drought prone areas of Karimnagar, Warangal, Nalgonda and Medak Districts. It is the second biggest of its kind in Asia. Sriram Sagar Stage - I (Pochampad) Major Irrigation Project    constructed near Pochampadu, Nizamabad district to irrigate  1 million acres  (4,000 km2) to utilize 140 tmc water. As a result of Inter-State accord on sharing of Godavari River water, the allocation for this project was increased from 66 TMC to more than 200 TMC. Accordingly, the scope of Stage-I of the Project was enlarged by extending Kakatiya Canal upto Km.284.00, excavating Saraswathi Canal (Km.0.00 to Km.47.00) and Laxmi Canal (Km.0.00 to 3.50).  It also provides dri...