Wan River
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Wan River is a river of Maharashtra. It is a tributary of Purna River, which is a major tributary of Tapti River. It flows southward, draining Amravati, Akola District and Buldhana region before emptying into the Purna River in Buldhana District of Maharashtra.
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Jat Gotras Namesake
- Van (वाण) (Jat clan) → Wan River is a river of Maharashtra. It is a tributary of Purna River, which is a major tributary of Tapti River. It flows southward, draining Amravati, Akola District and Buldhana region before emptying into the Purna River in Buldhana District of Maharashtra.
Origin
It rises in the Gawilgarh hills of eastern Satpura Range in Amravati District of Maharashtra.
Course
It rises in the Gawilgarh hills of eastern Satpura Range in Amravati District of Maharashtra state, and flows southward, draining Amravati, Akola District and Buldhana region before emptying into the Purna River in Buldhana District of Maharashtra. The watershed lies mostly in these three districts of Maharashtra state.
There is a dam on the river, Wan Dam at Wari in Akola.
Places on Wan River
The following villages are located on the banks of Vaan river: Wari Bhairaogad, Warkhed, Sagoda, Danapur, Wadgaon Pr Adgaon, Kolad, Kated, Kakanwada Bk, Kakanwada Kh, Wankhed, Paturda.
The Maharashtra state highways, MH SH 194 cross the river at Wankhed village and MH SH 195 between Kakanwada Bk and Kakanwada Kh village.
There are many places named after the Vaan river. Some of them are:
Wan Wildlife Sanctuary - a Wildlife Sanctuary located in Amravati district, is extension of Melghat Tiger Reserve of Project Tiger.
Wan Road Railway Station (Station Code: WND) on Akola - Khandwa route of South Central Railway.
Wan Dam at Wari in Akola District
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