About Bhavani Island:
- 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.
Key Facts about Krishna River:
- It is a river of south-central India.
- One of India’s longest rivers, it has a total length of about 1,400 km.
- Course:
- 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.
- The Krishna River Basin extends over an area of about 258,948 sq. km, which is nearly 8 percent of the total geographical area of the country.
- It has the second largest river basin in peninsular India (after the Godavari).
- It is bounded by the Balaghat range on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east, and by the Western Ghats on the west.
- The principal tributaries joining Krishna are the Ghataprabha, the Malaprabha, the Bhima, the Tungabhadra, and the Musi.
- The major dams on the Krishna are the Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam (also known as Almatti Dam), the Nagarjuna Sagar, the Srisailam Dam, the Dhom Dam, the Narayanpur Dam, and the Jurala Dam.
