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Godavari (gōdä`vərē), river, c.900 mi (1,450 km) long, rising in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra state, W central India, and flowing SE across the Deccan Plateau to the Bay of Bengal. The Manjra and Indravati rivers are its chief tributaries. Below Rajahmundry Rajahmundry (rä`jəməndrē), city (1991 pop. 401,397), Andhra Pradesh state, E central India, in the Godavari River delta. ..... Click the link for more information. , c.50 mi (80 km) from the coast, the river divides into two streams that form a large delta. The delta, site of some of the earliest European settlements in India, has an extensive navigable irrigation-canal system, linking the region to the Krishna River delta to the southwest. A dam NW of Rajahmundry provides water for irrigation and generates hydroelectricity. The Godavari River is sacred to Hindus and has several pilgrimage centers on its banks. |
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This study considers the mission activities in Godavari districts of Andhra with passing references to activities in other districts. As the tsunamis approached the Godavari River delta in India, they encountered shallow water, slowed down, and grew to several meters high. In five hours Wednesday night, the cyclone devastated the districts of East Godavari and West Godavari, home to 5 million people. |
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