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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] Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India.
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 ...
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]
There are twelve rivers which are classified as major rivers, with the total catchment area exceeding 2,528,000 km 2 (976,000 sq mi). [28] All major rivers of India originate from one of the three main watersheds: [28] The Himalaya and the Karakoram ranges; Vindhya and Satpura range in central India; Sahyadri or Western Ghats in western India
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 ...
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.
Rivers of North Bengal. Most of the rivers of West Bengal originate from the Himalayan in the north or from the Chhota Nagpur plateau in the west and flow south or southeast over the state. Due to the rivers in the western plains, the water is very scarce or bare at any other time of the year, especially in the fall of the Falgun-Chaitra ...
Marusudar River, [2] Jhelum River, Neeru river and Kalnai River The Chenab River [ a ] is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan , and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga , which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh , India.