Hayat Ashraf

Three youths from Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh, tragically drowned to death in the Godavari River recently.  About Godavari River: It is India's second-longest river after the Ganga and the third-largest in India drains about 10% of India's total geographical area. It is also called `Dakshina Ganga`, which translates into the South Ganges River. Course: The origin of the Godavari River is in Brahmagiri Mountain at Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district of It runs for a length of about 1,465 kilometers. It finally empties itself into the Bay of Bengal at Narasapuram in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. The river mainstem, travels through three states: Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, while its basin includes Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, parts of Chattisgarh, and Odisha. It has a drainage basin of some 121,000 square miles (313,000 square km) The basin is bounded by the Satmala hills, the Ajanta range, and the Maha...