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Bindusara
(also
called
Bendsura)
is
a
small
river
situated
in
the
district
of
Beed
in
Maharashtra
state
of
India.
It
is
a
tributary
river
of
Sindphana
and
a
sub-tributary
of
Godavari
river.Bindusara
originates
in
the
hills
of
Balaghat
near
the
village
Waghira,
in
south
of
district
Beed
in
Patoda
taluqa.
It
is
a
hilly
area.
Various
small
streams
contributes
to
the
river.
The
city
of
Beed
is
situated
on
the
banks
of
Bindusara
river.
Bendsura
is
a
rapid
and
seasonal
river.
A
reservoir;
Bendsura
Project
(capacity
7.106
million
cubic
metres)
was
constructed
on
the
river
in
1955
near
the
village
of
PΔli,
about
10
km
south
of
Beed.
At
some
places
the
river
is
narrow
and
looks
like
a
stream.
The
lack
of
vegetation
and
rocky
and
undulating
terrain
contributes
to
violent
floods
in
heavy
rains.
These
have
repeatedly
caused
substantial
loss
of
property
and
life
in
the
history
of
Beed
town,
most
recently
on
July
23,
1989,
when
a
massive
flooding
of
three
habitations
in
the
town
caused
a
number
of
dead
or
missing
and
property
losses
of
millions
of
rupees.[2]
Bendsura
river
flows
from
south
to
north
and
meets
Sindphana
river,
about
10
km
north
of
Beed
town.
Total
length
of
the
river
is
about
40
km.
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