Consider the following statements:
1. Godavari originates in the Western Ghats of central India near Nashik in Maharashtra.
2. It flows across the Deccan Plateau.
3. It forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
The Godavari originates in the Western Ghats of central India near Nashik in Maharashtra, 80 km from the Arabian Sea. It flows for 1,465 km first eastwards across the Deccan Plateau then turns southeast, entering the West Godavari district and East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, until it splits into two distributaries that widen into a large river delta at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Rajamahendravaram and flow into the Bay of Bengal.