River in Karnataka, India
The Karanja River is a tributary of the Manjira River . The river basin is up to 2,422 km sq. The Karanja river is perennial river. It flows over a distance of 74 km with Karanja reservoir being major water source. The river is not navigable.
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Pollution concerns, river basin's sustainable productivity & ecology Algal bloom in reservoirs High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities Related topics Other basins
18°06′N 77°04′E / 18.100°N 77.067°E / 18.100; 77.067