The Purna River is a major left-bank tributary of Godavari River originating in the Ajanta Range of hills in chhtrapati sambhajinagar District, Maharashtra]].The river lies in the rain shadow region of Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau, flowing through the districts of chhtrapati sambhajinagar, Jalna, Buldana, Hingoli and Parbhani with a large cat…The Purna River is a major left-bank tributary of Godavari River originating in the Ajanta Range of hills in chhtrapati sambhajinagar District, Maharashtra]].The river lies in the rain shadow region of Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau, flowing through the districts of chhtrapati sambhajinagar, Jalna, Buldana, Hingoli and Parbhani with a large catchment area measuring about 15,579 km². This enormous catchment area is often tagged as a sub-basin of Godavari River and along with its tributaries forms a dendritic drainage pattern. It is a prime river in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra running for about 373 km before it converges with Godavari River south of Purna city in the Parbhani district.