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Rivers of India

Presenter : Tulika
NARMADA RIVER

• The Narmada, the largest west flowing river of


the Peninsula, rises near Amarkantak range of
mountains in Madhya Pradesh.

• It is the fifth largest river in the country and


the largest one in Gujarat.

• It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India.

• The river flows through the states of Madhya


Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. It is also
known as the "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh and
Gujarat" due to its huge contribution to the
two states in many ways.
Its principal tributaries are
• It drains into the Arabian Sea in the
Bharuch district of Gujarat. • Burhner
• Halon
• The Indira Sagar Dam is the largest dam
• Heran
in India, in terms of volume of water
stored in the reservoir. It is located on
• Banjar
the Narmada River at the town of • Dudhi
Narmada Nagar, Punasa in the Khandwa • Shakkar
district of Madhya Pradesh in India. • Tawa
• Barna
• The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete • Kolar
gravity dam built on the Narmada River • Ganjal
in Navagam near the town of Kevadiya, • Beda
Narmada District, in the state of • Goi
Gujarat, India.
• Orsang
CAUVERY RIVER

• The Kaveri (also spelled Cauvery or Kavery) is one of


the great rivers of India and is considered sacred by the
Hindus. The Cauvery (also spelt as 'Kaveri'), known as
'Ponni' in Tamil.

• The headwaters are in the Western Ghats range of


Karnataka state, and from Karnataka through Tamil
Nadu. It empties into the Bay of Bengal.

• The source of the river is Talakaveri located in the


Western Ghats about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea
level. Talakaveri is a famous pligrimage and tourist
spot set amidst Bramahagiri Hills near Madikeri in
Kodagu district of Karnataka.
Points to Remember

• The Kaveri River has 29 major tributaries and its main


tributaries include Harangi, Hemavati, Lakshmana Tirtha,
Kabini, Suvarnavathi, Shimsha, Arkavati, Sarabanga, Bhavani,
Noyyal, Thirumanimutharu, and the Amaravati.

• It flows about 800 km across Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil nadu,


and Puducherry and it flows southeast to enter the Bay of
Bengal.

• Krishna Raja Sagar Dam is one of the major multipurpose


projects on Cauvery in Karnataka State.
GANGA RIVER
• Ganga is the most sacred river to Hindus and is worshipped as
goddess Ganga.

• The Ganges River originates in the Himalaya Mountains at Gomukh,


the terminus of the Gongotri Glacier.
• The main stem of the Ganges begins at the town of Devprayag, at the
confluence of the Alaknanda, which is the source stream in hydrology
on account of its greater length, and the Bhagirathi, which is
considered the source stream in Hindu Mythology.

• After flows through the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,


Bihar, and the Ganges then skirts the Rajmahal Hills to the south and
flows southeast, and then enters into Farakka, West Bengal state.
Finally, the Ganga flows eastwards from here, the river bifurcates,
one of the main branches of the Ganges after entering Bangladesh
known as the Padma.
Tributaries of Ganga Right Bank
• Yamuna River
• Chambal River
• Banas River
• Sind River
• Betwa River
• Ken River
• Son River

Tributaries of Ganga Left Bank


• Ramganga River
• Ghaghra River
• Kali River
• Gandak River
• Burhi Gandak
• Kosi River
BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER

• Brahmaputra River, Bengali Jamuna, Tibetan


Tsangpo, Chinese (Pinyin) Yarlung Zangbo
Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization)
Ya-lu-tsang-pu Chiang, major river of Central
and South Asia. It flows some 1,800 miles
(2,900 km) from its source in the Himalayas
to its confluence with the Ganges (Ganga)
River, after which the mingled waters of the
two rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal.

• The Brahmaputra’s source is the


Chemayungdung Glacier, which covers the
slopes of the Himalayas about 60 miles (100
km) southeast of Lake Mapam in
southwestern Tibet.
• The most predominant soil type
found in the sub-basin is the red
loamy soil and alluvial soil. Other
important soil types are sandy,
loamy, clayey soils, their
combinations and laterite soils.
MAHANADI RIVER

• This is an important river of Odisha and it is a


major river among the rivers of East-central
India, after rising near Sihawa in the Raipur
district of Chhattisgarh.
It is the longest
• Hirakud Dam Project, Ravishankar Sagar earthen dam in
Project, and The Dudhawa Reservoir Project the world. Behind
are the three major projects constructed on the dam extends
the Mahananda River.
a lake, Hirakud
• Its main tributaries are the Seonath, the Reservoir, 55 km
Jonk, the Hasdeo, the Mand, the ib, the Ong (34 mi) long.
and the Tel.
KRISHNA RIVER

• Krishna River, formerly Kistna, river of south-central India.

• It is a major source of irrigation in the Indian states of


Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

• The Krishna River has 13 major tributaries.

• Its principal tributaries include the Ghataprabha River,


Malaprabha River, Bhima River, Tungabhadra River and Musi
River.
There are many dams constructed across
the Krishna river.

• Dhom Dam
• Hippargi barrage
• Almatti Dam
• Narayanpur Dam
• Bhima Dam
• Jurala Dam
• Srisailam Dam
• Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
TAPTI RIVER

• The Tapti River (or Tapi) is a river in central India


located to the south of the Narmada river that flows
westwards before draining into the Arabian Sea.

• The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is


the second largest reservoir in Gujarat after the Sardar
Sarovar.

• It covers its maximum area in Maharashtra besides


draining areas in the states of Madhya Pradesh and
Gujarat.
YAMUNA RIVER

• The Yamuna River is the second largest tributary of the


Ganga River.

• It originates from the Yamunotri glacier, at the


Bandarpoonch peak in Uttarakhand.

• The main tributaries joining the river include the Sin,


Hindon, Betwa Ken, and Chambal.

• The catchment of the river extends to the states of Delhi,


Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and
Madhya Pradesh.
Thank you

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