Nag River, Godavari Basin and its tributaries "EMPOWER IAS"

In news:

• The Nag River Pollution Abatement Project has been approved under the National River Conservation Plan.

 

About Nag River

• It is a river flowing through the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra.
• It originates in Lava hills near wadi.
• The confluence point of the Nag and Pioli rivers is near Pawangaon, the confluence point of Nag and Pora River is near Titur, and the confluence point of Nag and Kanhan River is near Sawangi village.
• It forms a part of the Kanhan-Pench river system.
• It has always been believed that the river starts as an outflow from the western weir of Ambazari Lake in west Nagpur.
  • In 1998, a bunch of researchers went to further explore the catchment of the lake and found the actual origin of the river is up north of the lake at a place called Lava.
• The city of Nagpur derives its name from Nag River.

 

 

About the Project

• The Nag River which flows through Nagpur city, thus giving its name to the city, is now a highly polluted water channel of sewage and industrial waste.
• The project, approved under the National River Conservation Plan, will be implemented by the National River Conservation Directorate.
• It will reduce the pollution level in terms of untreated sewage, flowing solid waste, and other impurities flowing into the Nag River and its tributaries.