<P> The Godavari is India 's second longest river after the Ganga . Its source is in Triambakeshwar , Maharashtra . It flows east for 1,465 kilometres ( 910 mi ) draining the states of Maharashtra ( 48.6 % ) , Telangana ( 18.8 % ) , Andhra Pradesh ( 4.5 % ) , Chhattisgarh ( 10.9 % ) , Madhya Pradesh ( 10.0 % ) , Odisha ( 5.7 % ) , Karnataka ( 1.4 % ) and Puducherry ( Yanam ) and emptying into Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries . Measuring up to 312,812 km ( 120,777 sq mi ) , it forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent , with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having a larger drainage basin . In terms of length , catchment area and discharge , the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India , and had been dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga -- Ganges of the South . </P>
<P> The Godavari is India 's second longest river after the Ganga . Its source is in Triambakeshwar , Maharashtra . It flows east for 1,465 kilometres ( 910 mi ) draining the states of Maharashtra ( 48.6 % ) , Telangana ( 18.8 % ) , Andhra Pradesh ( 4.5 % ) , Chhattisgarh ( 10.9 % ) , Madhya Pradesh ( 10.0 % ) , Odisha ( 5.7 % ) , Karnataka ( 1.4 % ) and Puducherry ( Yanam ) and emptying into Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries . Measuring up to 312,812 km ( 120,777 sq mi ) , it forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent , with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having a larger drainage basin . In terms of length , catchment area and discharge , the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India , and had been dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga -- Ganges of the South . </P>
the river gadavari originates in the state of
the river gadavari originates in the state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra