The Agrani river originates near Balwadi (बलवडी) on Khanapur plateau (Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district), near a small tree temple of great Agastya rishi (अगस्त्य ऋषी). After Vajrachounde (वज्रचौंडे) (Tasgaon tehsil), it turns and flows in a southeast direction.
In Sangli district, it travels for 62 km (Khanapur tehsil- 22.5 km; Tasgaon tehsil- 14 km; KM tehsil- 25.5 km), after which, in Karnataka near Athani village it finally joins the
Krishna River
The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...
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Agrani is proved to be lifeline of draught prone Kavathe Mahankal tehsil.
The river has also been the subject of a major desilting project.
Agrani river rejuvenation project is being implemented under
Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan. This project is proving very effective in rejuvenating the lost river at its origin.
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References
Sangli district
Rivers of Maharashtra
Rivers of Karnataka