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Rivers of Punjab: Vitástā – Identified with Jhelum. Asiknī́ – Identified with Chenab. Iravatī – Identified with Ravi. Vípāśā – Identified with Beas. Śutudrī́ – Identified with Sutlej. Marúdvr̥dhā – Identified with Mahuvardhavan. [5] Haryana: Sarasvati [7] Āpayā́ and Āpayā́ – Streams/rivers of Sarasvati basin. [5]
The Himalayan rivers, mainly fed by glaciers and snow melt, arise from the Himalayas. The Deccan rivers system consists of rivers in Peninsular India, that drain into the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. There are numerous short coastal rivers, predominantly on the West coast. There are few inland rivers, which do not drain into sea. [2] [3]
As per the classification of Food and Agriculture Organization, the rivers systems are combined into 20 river units, which includes 14 major rivers systems and 99 smaller river basins grouped into six river units. The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin is the largest, which covers 34% of the land area and contributes to nearly 59% of the available ...
This article lists the main rivers which flow in Tamil Nadu. Out of the below rivers, Kaveri, Thenpennai, Palar, are the three largest rivers of Tamil Nadu followed by Vaigai River, Noyyal River, Cheyyar River, Then Pennai, Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu), Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu), Moyar River, Pampar River, Bhavani River, Thamirabarani River, Vaippar River are the major rivers in ...
The Ganges River is the largest river in India. The extreme pollution of the Ganges affects 600 million people who live close to the river. The river water starts getting polluted when it enters the plain. The commercial exploitation of the river has risen in proportion to the rise in population. Gangotri and Uttarkashi are good examples too ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Aie River [1] Balsiri River [2] Baralia River; Borgang River [2]
The major rivers in Jammu and Kashmir are : Brengi River or Bringhi River; Chenab River; Dudhganga - is a tributary of the Jhelum that flows from Ludurmarg and rises in the central Pir Panjal range near Tatakooti Peak. Two mountain streams, the Sangesafed and the Yachera, form this river. This river flows through Batmalu Swamp near Srinagar ...
Tapi River (or Tapti) The rivers mainly drain in the rural area of India. The rivers have both religious and cultural significance to Indian people. The Peninsular Rivers are mostly fed by the rainfall. During the summer, their discharge is significantly less. Some of their confluents indeed get dehydrated, purely to be regenerated in the monsoon.