• KIRAN KUMAR P B
• Dr P T Bharathi

Throughout human history rivers played a very important role and were considered as the cradles of civilization. Water, essential for various human activities and rivers being natural source of water, attracted people who were nomadic in the primitive stage and made them settle on its bank and its surroundings. That is why rivers are considered the life lines of human civilization. With all advancement in science and technology humans have not yet learned to live without water. As a source of water for agriculture, industries, transportation, hydroelectricity etc., the influence of rivers on increasing population across the globe is in fact increasing day by day. This article is about a river called ‘Vedavathi’ and its impact in Chitradurga district of Karnataka, India. So this article is intended to study i) To study the pattern of river Vedavathi in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, India ii) Analysis the River Vedavathi’s impact in Chitradurga District, Karnataka, India.

Primitive, Human civilization, Industries, Hydroelectricity, Globe

"VEDAVATHI RIVER - LIFELINE OF CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.c978-c984, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202217.pdf

"VEDAVATHI RIVER - LIFELINE OF CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppc978-c984, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202217.pdf