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India experiences an average precipitation of 1,170 millimetres (46 in) per year, or about 4,000 cubic kilometres (960 cu mi) of rains annually or about 1,720 cubic metres (61,000 cu ft) of fresh water per person every year. [1] India accounts for 18% of the world's population and about 4% of the world's water resources.
30.1 Ganga 1987 Earth-fill: Jamui: Irrigation 7 Bilasi Dam: Bilasi 169.8 19.97 Ganga 2001 Earth-fill: Jamui: Irrigation 8 Chandan Dam: Chandan 1555 40.4 Ganga 1968 Earth-fill: Jamui: Irrigation 9 Durgawati Dam: Durgawati 1615.4 46.3 Ganga Under Construction Earth-fill: Kaimur Irrigation 10 Gaighat Dam: Baghara Ganga Proposed - Munger: 11 ...
Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India. The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5]
The stream occupies, for nine months in the year, a small space in a wide and gravelly bed, the greyish banks being 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) high, topped with a deep layer of black soil. A few kilometres after its meeting with the Darna, the Godavari swerves to the north-east, before the Banganga , from the north-west, meets it on the left.
Map of India showing the major rivers. With a land area of 3,287,263 km 2 (1,269,219 sq mi) consisting of diverse ecosystems, India has many rivers systems and perennial streams. [ 1 ] The rivers of India can be classified into four groups – Himalayan, Deccan, Coastal, and Inland drainage.
There are 111 officially notified Inland National Waterways (NWs) in India identified for the purposes of inland water transport, [1] as per The National Waterways Act, 2016. Out of the 111 NWs, 106 were created in 2016. [2] The NW network covers around 20,275.5 km. NW-1, 2, & 3 are already operational.
This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China , and USA .
The NW-1 is being developed at an estimated cost of ₹ 4,200 crore (US$490 million), with financial assistance of US$ 375 million from the World Bank. [4] The 1,620 km (1,010 mi) route of NW-1 will be upgraded to maintain the following least available depth to allow for higher tonnage vessels of 1,500-2,000 tonnage to ply on the route.