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Peninsular Rivers.
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Mumbai The Himalayan Rivers, as the name suggests originate from the Himalayas and flow through the
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The major Himalayan River systems are
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Drainage emerges mainly from the Western
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Ghats. Since the Western Ghats form a ‘water
posts in Govt. jobs divide’, these rivers either flow eastwards into
India at the 2016 Rio 0:00 / 1:00 the Bay of Bengal or into the Arabian Sea
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What is Net Neutrality basically ‘rain fed’ rivers.
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Drain into Bay of Bengal as they flow eastwards on the plateau and make ‘deltas’ at their mouths;
Indus Water Treaty
whereas Narmada

Tapti - the west flowing rivers fall into the Arabian Sea and make ‘estuaries’.

not originate in glaciers, but are rain fed rivers. These rivers reduce considerably or dry up during
summers.

THE HIMALAYAN RIVERS

Indus River System

The reference of Indus River or Sindhu River is found in the early Hindu Scriptures and
mythological texts.. It is known as ‘Puranik River’. The river originates in Tibet near Mansarovar
Lake. Flowing westwards, it enters India in Jammu and Kashmir, further flows through Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab and enters Pakistan. Flowing further westwards, it reaches the Arabian Sea near
Karachi. Indus is the largest river in Pakistan and is the country's national river. Its tributaries in
India are Zanskar, Nubra and Shyok, and Hunza in Pakistan. Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and
Jhelum are its other tributaries after which the state of Punjab is named.

Ganga River System

Ganga (Ganges) River system is the largest river system in India. It originates in the Gangotri
glaciers.The upstream Bhagirathi joins the other stream named Alaknanda at Devprayag to form
River Ganga. Ganga has tributaries on both banks; its right bank tributaries are the Yamuna
(which is a major river), and Son. While Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi. are some left bank
tributaries. Ganges flows through Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West
Bengal. It finally reaches the Bay of Bengal.

Yamuna River System

The Yamuna is a major river system in Northern India. The river rises from Yamnotri and flows
through Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. It passes through Delhi, Mathura, Agra and
meets the rivers Chambal, Betwa and Ken to finally join the Ganga at Allahabad.. Major tributaries
of Yamuna are Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Betwa and Ken.

Brahmaputra River System

Brahmaputra, one of the major rivers in India, originates in the Angsi glacier of Himalayas in Tibet.
There it is known as the Tsangpo River. It enters in to India in Arunachal Pradesh and is called the
Dihang River. It is joined by many other tributaries; the Dibang, the Lohit, the Kenula to form the
main Brahamaputra River and flows its longest course through Assam, enters Bangladesh and
finally falls into the Bay of Bengal. The Brahmaputra has the greatest volume of water of all the
rivers in India.

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Mahanadi

The Mahanadi is a major river in East-central

India. It originates in the Sihava mountains of
Chhattisgarhandflows its major course through
the state of Orissa (Odisha). This river deposits Download
more silt than any other river in the Indian
subcontinent. Mahanadi flows through cities PDF -
Sambalpur, Cuttack and Banki.
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Godavari PDF
The Godavari River covers the second longest course in India after the Ganga. The river Free Forms Now
originates at Triambakeshwar in Maharashtra, and together with its tributaries (Pravara, Indravati,
Maner Sabri etc,) flows through the states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa
(Odisha), Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Puducherry, to finally flow in to the Bay of To View PDF
Bengal. Thanks to its long course, the river is described as Dakshina Ganga.

Krishna River

The Krishna is the third longest river in India with a length of about 1300 kms. Originating from
Maharashtra's Mahabaleshwar region it flows through Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra
Pradesh to finally pour into the Bay of Bengal.
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Kaveri River

The Kaveri (Cauvery) is a major river in Southern India and originates in Kogadu, Karnataka.in the
form of a spring at Brahmagiri Hill at Talakaveri, Also known as th Ganges of the South, it is one
of the holiest rivers in South India. Kaveri River widens as many tributaries such as Hemavati,
Moyari, Shimsha, Arkavati, Honnuhole, Kabini, Bhavani, Noyill and Amaravati join it. The slithers
about 800 kilometers across the three states, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu, slightly touching
Pudducherry and drains in to the Bay of Bengal.

Narmada and Tapi or Tapti

The Narmada and the Tapti are the only major rivers that flow into the Arabian Sea. The total Download
length of Narmada flowing through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat
equals to 1312 kms. Amarkantak in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh is the place of origin of Narmada. PDF -
Flowing mainly through Central india, from eastward direction to westward, Narmada merges into
the Arabian Sea.
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The Tapti follows a parallel course to the South of Narmada, flowing through the states of
Maharashtra and Gujarat on its way into the Gulf of Khambhat. Its three major tributaries are Free Forms Now
Purna, Girna and Panjhra.

Almost all the major Indian cities are situated on the banks of its rivers. Indian rivers also play a To View PDF
crucial role in the lives of its people, economically as well as culturally. Indian agriculture is
dependent on irrigation of water drawn from its network of rivers. Most of its religious, cultural and
harvest festivals are celebrated on the banks of rivers. Like most ancient religions, Hindu religion
and its mythology regard rivers as sacred. There are nine important rivers of India and they are:
The Ganges, Yamuna (a tributary of Ganges), Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Tapi,
Krishna, and Kaveri. Parts of the Indus River also flow over Indian soil.

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Eight important rivers together with their various
tributaries comprise the River System of India.
Majority of the rivers discharge their waters into
the Bay of Bengal; nevertheless, a number of
the rivers whose itineraries take them across the
western end of India and in the direction of the
east pour into the Arabian Sea. Northern
portions of the Aravalli range, portions of
Ladakh, and the barren areas of the Thar Desert
have Inland Drainage. (Refers to drainage
where the rivers do not reach an ocean or sea
but empty their waters in a lake or
an inland sea).

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River Systems of India

Length
Name Area Originates From Ends in Places Benefited
(km)

3180/
3,21,289 in Tibet in northern Arabian India and
Indus 1114 in
Sq.Km. slopes of Mount Kailash sea Pakistan
India

Uttar Pradesh,
1.08 million Bay of Uttrakhand,
Ganga (Bhagirathi) 2525 Gangotri in Uttrakhand
Sq.Km. Bengal Bihar, West
Bengal

366223 Bay of Delhi, Haryana

Yamuna (Jamuna) 1376 Yamunotri in Garhwall
Sq.Km. Bengal and UP

194413 Assam,
916 - in Bay of
Brahmaputra Sq.Km. - in Angsi glacier in Tibet Arunachal
India Bengal
India Pradesh

Kaveri (Dakshina
81155 Brahmagiri hills Bay of Karnataka and
Ganga or Ganges of 765
Sq.Km. in Kogadu, Karnataka Bengal Tamil Nadu
the south)

South-eastern
3,12,812 Triambakeshwar in Bay of
Godavari 1465 part of Andhra
Sq.Km. Maharashtra Bengal
Pradesh

258948 Mahabaleshwar in Bay of Maharashtra &

Krishna 1400
Sq.Km. Maharashtra Bengal Andhra Pradesh

Madhya
98,796 Amarkantak in Madhya Arabian
Narmada 1312 Pradesh and
Sq.Km. Pradesh Sea
Maharashtra

Betul district of Madhya Madhya

65,300 Arabian
Tapti 724 Pradesh in the Satpura Pradesh and
Sq.Km. Sea
range Maharashtra

Jharkhand,
1,41,600 Sihava mountains of Bay of
Mahanadi 858 Chhattisgarh,
Sq.Km. Chhattisgarh Bengal
Orissa

Bay of Madurai in Tamil

Vaigai 258 7,741Sq.Km. Varusanadu Hills
Bengal Nadu

Sivagiri peaks of
5,398 Bay of Tamil Nadu and
Periyar 244 Sundaramala, Tamil
Sq.Km. Bengal Kerala
Nadu.

Agastyarkoodam peak of
4,400 Gulf of
Thamirabarani 185 Pothigai hills of Tamil Nadu
Sq.Km. Mannar
the Western Ghats,

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