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Krishna or Kistna , river, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in Maharashtra state, central India, in the Western Ghats, and flowing SE through Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states to the Bay of Bengal. The river supplies water for the irrigation of extensive areas in all three states; its flow fluctuates according to seasonal monsoon rains. Its source is sacred to Hindus; the river is named for the god Krishna.

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	First body recovered after Krishna river tragedy News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 1/20/2007; 391 words ; ...after a boat carrying over 80 people capsized in the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh's Mahabubnagar district, authorities...of the victims were still camping on the banks of the river at Nehrunagar on the Kunrool-Mahabubnagar border...
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