You are right Mr.Ramanathan that there are many rivers in karnataka krishna, godavari etc etc etc... Have you ever thought where those rivers originate and in which directions they flow...
Krishna : The river Krishna rises in the Western Ghats, at an altitude of 1,336 metres near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra, flows from west to east for a length of about 1,400 km, through Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The Krishna has a drainage area of about 2.59 lakh sq km. Together with its trihutaries, it flows for about 704 km length in the State. SO WHAT DO THE PEOPLE IN SOUTH KARNATAKA DO??????? and please do check this link you will get an idea