Bindusara River

Bindusara (also called Bendsura) is a small river situated in the district of Beed in Maharashtra state of India.

Bindusara originates in the hills of Balaghat near the village Waghira, in south of district Beed in Patoda taluqa.

A reservoir; Bendsura Project (gross capacity 7.90,live capacity 7.106 million cubic metres) was constructed on the river in 1955 near the village of Pāli, about 10 km south of Beed.

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.

Bendsura dam overflowing in monsoon . Balaghat Range can be seen in the background.
A cloudy evening at Bendsura dam