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{{Short description|tributary of river Godavari}}
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The '''Manjara,''' also spelled '''Manjara''' or '''Manjeera,''' is a tributary of the river [[Godavari]]. It passes through the states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Telangana]]. It originates in the [[Balaghat range]] of hills near Ahmednagar district at an altitude of 823 metres (2,700 ft) and empties into the [[Godavari River]]. It has a total [[catchment]] area of {{convert|30844|sqkm|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=River systems of karnataka|url=http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/river_systems.htm|access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref>

== Description ==
The river's origin is near the Gaukhadi Village of [[Beed district]]. The river flows from the northern boundaries of the [[Osmanabad district]] and cutting across the [[Latur district]] goes to the [[Bidar]] district in [[Karnataka]] State and finally [[Telangana]]. It flows on the Balaghat plateau along with its tributaries: Terna, Tawarja and Gharni. The other three tributaries of Manjara are Manyad, Teru and Lendi which flow on the northern plains.

Manjira River, in the first two third of its length generally flows from west to east direction, until Sanga Reddy town in Telangana, little northerly to which it changes its course and flows north. Final stretch of the River forms the border between Maharashtra to the West and Telangana to the East. Manjira River along with River Haridra merges with mighty River Godavari at the border, with Dharmabad of Maharashtra, westerly and Kandakurthi south-easterly in Telangana. This triveni sangam is sacred for Hindus. The famous sacred [[Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar|Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam]] in [[Basar, Telangana|Basar]],<ref>http://www.basaratemple.org/</ref> Nirmal district, Telangana is located little downstream along River Godavari.

=== Tributaries ===

* [[Terna River]]: This is the main tributary of Manjara which flows on the southern boundary of the Ausa taluka .
* Manyad: This river takes its origin at Dharmapuri in Beed district and flows through the Ahmadpur taluka into Nanded district.
* Lendi: The river has its origin in Udgir taluka and flowing through the Ahmadpur taluka joins the Tiru river in Nanded district .
* Gharni: The river has its origin near Wadval and flows through Chakur taluka.
* Tawarja: Tawarja originates near Murud in Latur taluka and joins the Manjara river at Shivani on the Latur-Ausa boundary.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://latur.nic.in/html/distprofile.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608094557/http://latur.nic.in/html/distprofile.htm |archive-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Buildings ==
Morgi is a village with a population of 1015. It is located in [[Medak district|Medak state]] on the boundary between [[Karnataka]] and [[Telangana|Telengana]] with the river Manjeera separating them. The Manjeera is the major water source here for the villagers. [[Farming]] is the major occupation and it is also a [[deer]] reservoir area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morgi PIN Code & Post Office in Narayankhed, Sangareddy, Telangana|url=https://www.icbse.com/pincodes/morgi-office-120991|access-date=2020-11-14|website=iCBSE|language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Singur Dam]] on Manjra River in [[Medak District]] is the main drinking water source for the Medak and [[Nizamabad district|Nizamabad]] districts as well as the adjoining twin cities of [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and [[Secunderabad]]. [[Manjra river]] is also serving for [[Bidar]] city.

The [[Nizam Sagar|Nizam Sagar Dam]] was constructed across the Manjra River between Achampeta and Banjapalle villages of the [[Nizamabad district]] in [[Telangana]], [[India]]. The most outstanding feature of the project is the gigantic masonry dam sprawling across the river for 3 kilometers with a motorable road of 14 feet width.

== Notes ==
The Manjira is also called the Manjara river in [[Maharashtra]].

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries the upper reaches of the Manjira in Maharashtra suffered [[environmental degradation]] which increased run-off, as opposed to ground water recharge, and increased erosion and silting.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 May 2016|title=In dry Latur, villagers revive a dead river|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/In-dry-Latur-villagers-revive-a-dead-river/articleshow/52197331.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6hP98HwAT?url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/In-dry-Latur-villagers-revive-a-dead-river/articleshow/52197331.cms|archive-date=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=20 April 2016|title=Latur Drinking Water Crisis highlights absence of Water Allocation Policy and Management|url=https://sandrp.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/latur-drinking-water-crisis-highlights-absence-of-water-allocation-policy-and-management/|publisher=South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Gokhale, Nihar|date=8 September 2015|title=Water supply once a month: lessons to be learnt from Latur|url=http://www.catchnews.com/environment-news/water-supply-once-a-month-lessons-to-be-learnt-from-latur-1441632486.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911002353/http://www.catchnews.com/environment-news/water-supply-once-a-month-lessons-to-be-learnt-from-latur-1441632486.html|archive-date=11 September 2015|publisher=Catch News (Rajasthan Patrika Group)}}</ref><ref>https://sandrp.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/latur-drinking-water-crisis-highlights-absence-of-water-allocation-policy-and-management/</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hydrology of Karnataka|state=expanded}}
{{Hydrography of Telangana}}
{{Godavari basin}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Telangana]]
[[Category:Rivers of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Rivers of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Godavari River]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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