- Vaan River
The Vaan River is a river of central
India . It is tributary ofPurna River , which is major tributary ofTapti River .Description
It rises in the Gawilgarh hills of eastern
Satpura Range inAmravati District ofMaharashtra state, and flows southward, draining Amravati, Akola and Buldhana region before emptying into thePurna River inBuldhana District ofMaharashta .The watershed lies mostly in these three districts of
Maharashtra state.It originates in
Amravati District of Maharashtra and flows through Akola, and Buldhana districts.The following villages are located on the banks of Vaan rivers
Wari Bhairaogad ,Warkhed ,Sagoda ,Danapur ,Wadgaon Pr Adgaon ,Kolad ,Kated ,Kakanwada Bk ,Kakanwada Kh ,Wankhed ,Paturda .There is a dam on the river Wan Dam at Wari in
Akola .The two maharashtra state highways
MH SH 194 cross the river atWarkhed village andMH SH 195 betweenKakanwada Bk andKakanwada Kh villageName
It is also spelled as Wan or VanRiver. Also known as Waanganga . There are many places named after the Vaan river. Some of them are
* Wan Wildlife Sanctuary - a Wildife Sanctuary located in Amravati district, is extension of
Melghat Tiger Reserve ofProject Tiger .* Wan Road Railway Station (Station Code: WND) on
Akola -Khandwa route of South Central Railway.* Wan Dam at Wari in
Akola ee also
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