•India is considered to be as Sapta Sidhu,a name mentioned in the Rigveda because there are 7 main rivers in the subcontinent.
•The Hindu scriptures in India mentioned rivers as goddesses, like devi Ganga,Yamuna,Brahmaputra,Krishna,Narmada,Kaveri etc etc..some of them are even the tributaries of the main river,which are often called sisters.
•In India specially,Rivers are worshipped like God because it gives us water that is very precious for us.
•Sometimes it was also termed as the earnings or capture of kings in ancient times.Like the one if you remember Rajendra Chola also known as Gangaiconda chola,which means the conqueror of the Ganga.

So Indian Rivers were structured like this,If you had read the chapter Himalaya ki betiyan this year,you would know that Nagarjun believed that the rivers are as his family members.

The rivers of India play an important role in the lives of the Indian people. The river systems provide irrigation, potable water, cheap transportation, electricity, as well as provide livelihoods for a large number of people all over the country. This easily explains why nearly all the major cities of India are located by the banks of river. The rivers also have an important role in Hindu mythology and are considered holy by all Hindus in the country.