Rivers of India

Niharika Bhattacharjee
The rivers of India play an important role in the lives
of the Indian people.
Rivers provide water for farms and drinking
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This picture shows a boat on river Narmada at Jabalpur
Rivers are used for transportation
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Rivers provide food
This picture shows fishing in the river Ganga
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Rivers also provide electricity
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This picture shows electricity generation on the Satlej River
Rivers are worshipped for supporting life
This picture shows my family on the river Narmada at Jabalpur
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Rivers in India also support rich wildlife.
Lots of wildlife parks are located by the banks of rivers.
Photo shows Rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park on the Brahmaputra River
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Major rivers of India start from one of three main sources
1. The Himalayas
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Photo shows the Lake and Mount Kailash
In fact, around Lake Manas Sarovar in Tibet itself one finds the
sources of the Indus, Brahmaputra and the Satlej Rivers
2. Vindhya and Satpura Ranges
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3. Western Ghats and Sah yadiri Ranges
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Major rivers of India ends in one of three ways
1. Falls into another river
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2. Empties into the Bay of Bengal
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3. Empties into the Arabian Sea
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India Arabian Sea 801 Narmada
India Bay of Bengal 475 Kaveri
India Bay of Bengal 808 Krishna
India Bay of Bengal 910 Godavari
India, Nepal, Bangladesh Bay of Bengal 1560 Ganga and its
tributaries
China, India Bangladesh Bay of Bengal 1832 Brahmaputra
China, India, Pakistan Arabian Sea 1976 Indus and its
tributaries
Countries
the river crosses
Outflow Length
(in miles)
Name
Some major rivers of India
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I am going to talk about the following rivers
1. Indus River
2. Brahmaputra River
3. Ganga River
4. Narmada River
Indus River
It is also known as the Sindhu river
and it is the longest river which flows through India.
The Indus River gave India its name.
It starts near Lake Manas Sarovar in Tibet.
In India it crosses the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir
The Sindhu Darshan Festival is held every year there to celebrate the River Indus.
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The Indus was the home of the Indus Valley Civilization which is about
5300 years old. The picture on the right shows a toy Ox Cart from that
time.
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The Indus then flows through Pakistan and ends in the Arabian Sea
These rivers are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas
The rivers flow through the Punjab which means Land of 5 Rivers.
The Punjab is thus a very fertile area
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The Indus gets water from 5 other major Himalayan rivers
Brahmaputra River
Is the second longest river which flows through India
It also starts near Lake Manas Sarovar in Tibet
Brahmaputra means Lord Brahmas son
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In Tibet the Brahmaputra is called the Tsangpo
It flows east and enters India in the state of Aruna chal Pradesh and Assam
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In Assam on the banks of the Brahmaputra is the world famous wildlife
park called the Kazi ranga National Park
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It is home to one horned rhinos, water buffalos and swamp deer
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Ganga River
The Ganga river starts off as the Bhagi rathi River from Gango tri Glacier
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At Dev Prayag, the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda
River meet to form the Ganga
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Bhagirathi Alaknanda
Ganga
This area has a lot of religious places for Hindus like Hari dwar
This picture shows prayers at Hari dwar
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The Yamuna is a major tributary of the Ganga.
The famous Taj Mahal is on the banks of the Yamuna River at Agra
The Taj Mahal is the white building in the background
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Some of the big cities on the Ganga river include
1. Kanpur
2. Allahabad
3. Varanasi
4. Patna
Some of the big cities on the Yamuna river include
1. Delhi
2. Agra
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The Ganga and the Brahmaputra meet and form the worlds largest Delta
This picture shows the Ganga Delta as it flows into the Bay of Bengal
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The Delta is very rich in fish
Ilish Maach Pabda Maach
Rui Maach Katla Maach
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It supports close to 300 million people
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http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/2008/05/21/local-train-rush-hour_XOCcQ_16751.jpg
and has lots of Royal Bengal Tigers
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Narmada River
The river starts from a small pond called Narmada Kund on the Amarkantak
Hill in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
It then flows west towards Jabalpur
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At Jabalpur it falls down a waterfalls called Dhua Dhar
My family at the Dhua Dhar waterfalls
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It then travels through a narrow gorge of marble.
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Picture shows me and ma floating a prodeep on the river Narmada
People light prodeeps
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Our floating prodeeps on the river Narmada
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Narmada has been supporting humans for over 10,000 years.
People used to live in caves and hunt for food.
These pictures show caves from Bhim betka in Madhya Pradesh
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Bhim betka is known for its cave painting
and is the oldest known paintings in India
Bhimbetka is named after Bhima
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The Narmada has a big dam on it called the Sardar Sarovar Dam
The Narmada drains into the Arabian Sea
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Quiz Question 1 : Which is the longest river which flows through India ?
A.Ganga
B.Nile
C.Indus
D.Hudson
E.Brahmaputra
Quiz Answer 1 : Longest river which flows through India is
C. Indus
Quiz Question 2 : The Taj Mahal is on the banks of which river ?
A.Nile
B.Yamuna
C.Indus
D.Hudson
E.Ganga
Quiz Answer 2 : The Taj Mahal is on the banks of river
B. Yamuna
Quiz Question 3 : What does the Punjab mean ?
A. Land of 2 rivers
B. Land of 5 rivers
C. Land of no jobs
D. Land of fun
E. Land of no rivers
Quiz Answer 3 : Punjab mean
B. Land of 5 rivers
Quiz Question 4 : Kaziranga National Park is on the banks of which river ?
A. Ganga
B. Hudson
C. Brahmaputra
D. Nile
E. Narmada
Quiz Answer 4 : Kaziranga National Park is on the banks of the
C. Brahmaputra
Quiz Question 5: Bhim betka is close to which river ?
A. Ganga
B. Hudson
C. Brahmaputra
D. Nile
E. Narmada
Quiz Answer 5: Bhimbetka is close to the river
E. Narmada