Article Title: Karnataka yo take up Almatti dam dispute with PM
03-06-2025
Geography Current Affairs Analysis
Context
• The Almatti Dam is a dam project on the Krishna River in North Karnataka, India which was completed in July 2005.
• The Almatti Dam is the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna Irrigation Project.
Krishna River
• Source: It originates near Mahabaleshwar (Satara) in Maharashtra. It is the second biggest river in peninsular India after the Godavari River.
• Drainage: It runs from four states Maharashtra (303 km), North Karnataka (480 km) and the rest of its 1300 km journey in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh before it empties into the Bay of Bengal.
• Tributaries:
Right Bank Tributaries: The Ghatprabha, the Malprabha and the Tungabhadra.
Left Bank Tributaries: The Bhima, the Musi and the Munneru
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