Panchganga River

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Panchganga River (पंचगंगा) is one of the important rivers of India located in Maharashtra. In English, the name translates as "Five Rivers". It is a major tributary of Krishna River, with which it joins at Narsobawadi.[1]

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Origin

The Panchganga River flows through the borders of Kolhapur. It starts from Prayag Sangam (Village: Chikhli, Taluka: Karveer, Dist:Kolhapur). The Panchganga is formed, as has been noted already, by four streams, the Kasari, the Kumbhi, the Tulsi and the Bhogawati. Local tradition believes in an underground stream Saraswati which together with the other four streams make the Panchganga.

The Prayag Sangam confluence marks the beginning of the Panchganga river proper which after receiving the waters of the four tributaries continues in a larger pattern with the flow of waters received from the rivers. From North of Kolhapur it has a wide alluvial plain. After developing this plain the river resumes its course eastwards.

History

पंचगंगा नदी

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[2] ने लेख किया है ...पंचगंगा नदी (AS, p.512) दक्षिण महाराष्ट्र की एक नदी है। यह नदी कृष्णा नदी की सहायक नदी है। पंचगंगा नदी पाँच उपनदियों से मिलकर बनी है। यह नदी जिन पाँच उपनदियों से मिलकर बनी है, वह इस प्रकार हैं- कांसारी नदी, कुंभी नदी, तुलसी नदी, भोगवती नदी, सरस्वती नदी. पंचगंगा और कृष्णा नदी के संगम पर प्राचीन अमरपुर या नृसिंहवाड़ी (जिला कोल्हापुर) स्थित है।

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