Balaghat Range Explained

Balaghat range is a mountain range of low elevation in the Maharashtra state of India.[1] Balaghat Range runs south-eastwards from Western Ghats at the Harishchandra Range to the border of Maharashtra and Karnataka states. It extends about 320 kilometers. The range traverses the districts of Ahmednagar, Beed, Latur, Osmanabad and Solapur in Maharashtra.

The mountain range has width between five and nine kilometers. Balaghat hills at their western edge have a higher elevation of 550–825 meters which are much higher than the eastern edge. These hills are with flat tops. The range separate Godavari River basin in the north from Bhima River basin in the south.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kakade . R. G. . Maharashtra Central Famine Relief Committee . Report of the survey of Ghost valley. . 1955 . 5 .
  2. Web site: Balaghat range in Hindi - Hindi Water Portal. Hindi.indiawaterportal.org. 14 December 2018. 27 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127022205/http://hindi.indiawaterportal.org/node/26495. dead.
  3. Web site: Balaghat Range - hills, India. Encyclopedia Britannica. 14 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Balaghat Range. Universalium.academic.ru. 14 December 2018.