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Purna River (tributary of Tapti)

Field	Value
name	Purna River
name_etymology	Purna River - Complete river
image	River Purna in Summer.jpg
image_size	frameless
image_caption	River Purna at Manegaon
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	India
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
subdivision_type3	Region
subdivision_name3	Vidarbha, Khandesh
subdivision_type4	District
subdivision_name4	Betul District, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Jalgaon
discharge1_location	Surat, Gujarat
discharge2_location	Changdev, Taluka-Muktainagar, Dist-Jalgaon, State-Maharashtra, India
source1	Pokhrani, Bhainsdehi
source1_location	Satpura Range, Betul District, Gawilgarh ranges, Madhya Pradesh
source1_coordinates
mouth	Tapti River
mouth_location	Changdev, Jalgaon, Muktainagar, Maharashtra
mouth_coordinates
tributaries_left	Pedhi River, Mūrna River, Mūn River, Dnyanganga River, Vishwaganga River, Nalganaga River
tributaries_right	Arna River, Bodi River, Chandrabhaga River, Ban River, Shahanur River

The Purna River is a river of Central and Western India. It is one of the chief tributaries of the Tapti River and empties into it at Changdev in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

Etymology

The word purna means complete in Sanskrit. It was also called the Payoshni or the Paisani (Sanskrit word meaning Ambrosia), which is mentioned in the Mahabharata as being located in the territory of Vidarbha and Khandesh at the northern entrance of the Dandaka Forest. There are other rivers also named Purna (the Khadakpurna and the Katepurna).

Several comparative societies are named after the Purna River, as is the Purnamai Vidyalaya, a high school in Muktainagar taluka (Purna referring to the river and Maai meaning mother). The Purna is a major tributary of the Tapti River.

Description

The Purna is the main water source for the Muktainagar, Malkapur region. It rises in the eastern Satpura Range of southern Madhya Pradesh, and flows westward, draining Maharashtra's Vidarbha region before merging with the Tapi River. The total length of the river is 334 km.

The watershed lies mostly in the Western Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state and is nearly 18,929 square kilometres.

The Purna originates in Pokharni village which is 2 km away from Bhainsdehi. Bhainsdehi is a tehsil in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, adjoining the Amravati district of Maharashtra. The river flows through Akola, Buldhana, and Jalgaon districts. Pilgrims are present along its banks at Muktabai temple at Muktainagar and Changdev temple at Changdev village.

The river is habitat for many fish species and birds like Bagda, ducks etc. Hatnur dam is built on the Purna near Hatnur village. This dam is the largest dam in northern Maharashta. It has a huge water reservoir.

Confluence

The Purna meets the Tapti at Changdev village in the Muktainagar taluk of Jalgaon District in Northern Maharashtra. The Changdeva Maharaj temple is built at this meeting place (Sangam) of the two rivers as devotees believe it to be sacred (pavitra sthan).

River tributaries

The Purna River and its tributaries

Purna River
- Gotma River
- Aarna River
- Pendhi River
- Uma River
- Katepurna River
- Shahanur River
  - Bhavkhuri River
- Chandrabhaga River
  - Bhuleswari River
- Morna River
- Mann River
  - Mas River
  - Utawali River
  - Vishwamitri River
  - Nirguna River
    - Gandhari River
- Aas River
- River Dnyanganga
- River Vishwaganga
- River Nalaganga
- Vaan River
- Nadganga

Gallery

File:Bridge purna3030.JPG|Bridge on Purna River joining two regions in Mahashtra i.e. Vidarbha and Khandesh File:Purna.JPG|Purna File:Gangamai_Temple.JPG|Gangamai Temple

References

(1968). "Amravati: Rivers". The Gazetteer Department, Maharashtra State Government.
(2007). "Hydrology and Water Resources of India". Springer.

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