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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 ...
[3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5] The Aravalli range in the north-west serves the origin of few of the rivers such as the Chambal, the Banas and the Luni rivers. [4] The Narmada and Tapti rivers originate from the Vindhya and Satpura ranges in Central India. [4]
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 ...
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]
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 ...
The Peninsular River System is an Indian River System. It is one of two types of Indian River System, along with the Himalayan River System. The Peninsular River System's major rivers are the following: [1] Mahanadi River; Godavari River; Krishna River; Kaveri (or Cauvery) Narmada River; Tapi River (or Tapti) The rivers mainly drain in the ...
The name is a portmanteau of two words: "Subarna," meaning gold, and "Rekha," meaning line or streak in Indian languages. [4] [5] As per tradition, gold was mined near the origin of the river at a village named Piska near Ranchi, hence the name Subarnarekha or "streak of gold".
River Names A Aalaniya River Aamjhar River Aheri River Ahu River Andheri River Anas River Arvari River: B Bajaan Bainthalee River Baandee River Bandi River. Bandi River, Eastern rajasthan Bhagani River Banganga River Banas River Barani Baranee Berach River Bhadar Nadi Bilaas Botadi River. C Chakan River Chambal River Chandrabhaaga River Chap ...