Indravati River (Hindi: इंद्रावती नदी, Marathi: इन्द्रावती,Oriya: ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରାବତୀ ନଦୀ, Telugu: ఇంద్రావతి నది) is a tributary of the Godavari River, located in central India.
It originates from the Eastern Ghats of Dandakaranya range in Kalahandi district and flows in a westerly direction; enters into Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh state. It further traverses in the westerly direction and thereafter in southern direction before finally meeting Godavari River at the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The river during its course forms the boundary between the states of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh at various places.
The Indravati is sometimes known as the "lifeline" of the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, one of the greenest districts in India.
Most of the river course is through dense forests of Bastar. The river flows for a length of 535 km with a drainage area of 41,665 km2.
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