Gosthani River is medium sized east flowing river in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

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India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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It is originated in the Ananthagiri Hills of Eastern Ghats

Eastern Ghats

The Eastern Ghats or Eastern Ghauts are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats run from West Bengal state in the north, through Orissa and Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka. They are eroded and cut through by the...

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Borra Caves

Borra Caves

The Borra Caves, also called Borra Guhalu in Telugu language , are located on the East Coast of India, in the Ananthagiri hills of the Araku valley of the Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh...

 are formed at its origin, probably the result of erosion of the lime stones by flowing waters of this river.

It flows down the hills mostly in Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...

 and Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...

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Thatipudi Reservoir Project  was constructed across Gosthani River during 1963-1968. The Project is located near Thatipudi village, Gantyada

Gantyada

Gantyada is a village and a Mandal in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.This village is Mandal's head quarter of Gantyada Mandal.It is 12 Km Distant from Vizianagaram Collector office and beside the road line from Vizianagaram to Srungavarapukota.It is provided with...

 Mandal, Vizianagaram District

Vizianagaram district

Vizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...

. The aim of this project is to irrigate a total ayacut of 15378 acres (62.2 km²) in Vizianagaram District and to provide drinking water to Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...

 City. The project utilizes about 3 TMC of the available water. The reservoir storage capacity is about 3 TMC.

It joins the Bay of Bengal

Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...

 at the historical town Bheemunipatnam

Bheemunipatnam

Bheemunipatnam , is a town, a municipality and mandal headquarters in Visakhapatnam district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.It was the second municipality in Indian mainland, established on 9 February 1861. 150-Years of its formation has been celebrated in 2011.Bheemunipatnam is supposed to...

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