Bindusara River

The Bindusara is an important river in India. It is also known as Bendusura. It flows through the state of Maharashtra. The river is a rapid one, and is seasonal. It is rainfed and has the tendency to dry up during the dry summer season. To solve this problem, reservoir projects have been taken up by the government. A reservoir called the Bendsura Project which had the capacity 7.106 cubic millimeters was constructed on the river. The construction took place in the year 1955. The reservoir is constructed near the village named Pāli which is located at about 10 km to the south of Beed. The Bindusara Dam is located at about 904.17 m to the east of Beed. The RC of Beed has taken up the project to execute the important task of excavating mud from the Bindusara Dam. The dam is responsible for supplying water to the entire city of beed and to the farmers living in the catchment areas of the river. The work that has been estimated is to excavate about 15 lad cumt of mud from the Bindusara Dam.

As a result of the initiative of the government, machinery has been ordered and brought up to complete the work. The royalty of the soil has also been waived by the commissioner, who has classified this important project under Rojgar Hami Yojna. The municipal corporation of this locality has agreed to pay INR 25 lakh for this project. It will give the diesel necessary to run the excavating machines that will be used to remove the soil. The local Majoor federation has given a donation of INR 10 lakh already, for a similar purpose. Rotarians have taken up the challenge of raising fund through other resources, as much as possible. However, conversion of this into a matching grant was not possible, as no partner came forward with share. The cost of the total project is nearly INR 2crores. However, there is still a lack of enough funds from any other resource that will allow the project to be started.

The river has its own historical importance. It is said to have derived its name from the name of Maurya King Bindusara, whose kingdom extended up to almost the entire India from this river.

Course

Bindusara has its source in the hills of Balaghat. This is near the village Waghira located in south of district named Beed in Taluka of Patoda which is a hilly area. The city of Beed is situated on the banks of Bindusara River. The length of this river is 40 km. The river flows from south to north. After that, at about 10 km to the north of the town of Beed which is located in the longitude of 75.7182172 E and latitude of 18.9047404 N, the Bindusara empties itself into the Sindphana River.

The river is so narrow at some parts of its course that it resembles a stream. There is a lack of vegetation in the adjoining areas. Rocky and undulating terrain contributes to Violent floods take place because of heavy rains during the monsoon season. The loss of property and life caused by these floods is substantial enough to leave a mark in the history of the town of Beed. One of the most remarkably massive floods took place on July 23, 1989 in three habitations in the town which resulted in loss of property and money, and ended up killing a huge number of people. There also a huge number of people were missing in this flood. It, however, leaves behind a rich deposition of silt.

Besides being a tributary of the River Sindphana, it is a sub-tributary of the River Godavari. The places which are favourite tourist spots near this river are Panchakki, Aurangabad, Chini Mahal and Daulatabad Fort, Bibi ka Maqbara, Ajanta & Ellora caves etc.

Tributaries

The river itself is a seasonal river and, at some points is even like a stream. It is joined by many small streams as its tributaries. These streams are extremely small and seasonal, but they contribute to the water of the Bindusara River. It covers a very small catchment area.

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