Retrieved 20 April The Panchganga River flows for about kilometers before it meets the Krishna River close to the town of Karad. Adequate average and minimum continuous environmental flows to the sea are not taking place in most of the years constricting salt export and leading to formation of saline and sodic alkaline soils in the lower reaches of the river basin. The sanctuary also supports rich vegetation with plants like Rhizophora, Avicennia, and Aegiceros. Pennar river basin extends over the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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