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D r a i n a g e S y s t e m s
M i n d M a p : I n d i a n R i v e r D r a i n a g e S y s t e m s
I . I n t r o d u c t i o n t o I n d i a n R i v e r D r a i n a g e S y s t e m s
I I . P r i m a r y R i v e r S y s t e m s
I I I . S e c o n d a r y R i v e r S y s t e m s
I V . M e e t i n g P o i n t s a n d S t a t e s I n v o l v e d
V . C o n c l u s i o n
D e f i n i t i o n : T h e n e t w o r k o f r i v e r s a n d t h e i r t r i b u t a r i e s
t h a t d r a i n t h e l a n d m a s s o f I n d i a
I m p o r t a n c e : V i t a l f o r i r r i g a t i o n , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a n d
s u s t a i n i n g e c o s y s t e m s
T h e I n d i a n R i v e r D r a i n a g e S y s t e m s a r e c r u c i a l f o r t h e
s u s t e n a n c e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f I n d i a .
M e e t i n g P o i n t s :
S t a t e s I n v o l v e d :
T h e C o a s t a l R i v e r s
T h e I n l a n d D r a i n a g e S y s t e m s
J a m m u a n d K a s h m i r ( I n d u s )
H i m a c h a l P r a d e s h ( B e a s , R a v i , C h e n a b )
P u n j a b ( B e a s , R a v i , C h e n a b , J h e l u m )
U t t a r a k h a n d ( G a n g e s , Y a m u n a )
U t t a r P r a d e s h ( G a n g e s , Y a m u n a )
B i h a r ( G a n g e s )
W e s t B e n g a l ( G a n g e s , B r a h m a p u t r a )
R a j a s t h a n ( L u n i )
G u j a r a t ( S a b a r m a t i , M a h i )
M a h a r a s h t r a ( G o d a v a r i , K r i s h n a )
T a m i l N a d u ( C a u v e r y )
O r i g i n : A r i d a n d s e m i - a r i d r e g i o n s o f I n d i a
M a j o r R i v e r s :
L e n g t h s a n d T r i b u t a r i e s :
P r a y a g r a j ( A l l a h a b a d )
S a n g a m ( C o n f l u e n c e o f G a n g e s , Y a m u n a , a n d
S a r a s w a t i )
L u n i :
G h a g g a r :
R a n n o f K a c h c h h :
S e a s o n a l r i v e r s f l o w i n t o t h e R a n n o f K a c h c h h a n d
d i s a p p e a r
L e n g t h : 4 6 5 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : K a u s h a l y a , M a r k a n d a , T a n g r i
L e n g t h : 5 1 2 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : S a r s u t i , S a r a s w a t i , J o j a r i , B a n d i
L u n i
G h a g g a r
R a n n o f K a c h c h h
O r i g i n : C o a s t a l a r e a s o f I n d i a
M a j o r R i v e r s :
L e n g t h s a n d T r i b u t a r i e s :
N a r m a d a :
T a p i :
S a b a r m a t i :
M a h i :
N a r m a d a
T a p i
S a b a r m a t i
M a h i
L e n g t h : 5 3 3 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : A n a s , S o m , P a n a m
L e n g t h : 3 7 1 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : H a r n a v , H a t h m a t i , W a k a l
L e n g t h : 7 2 4 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : P a n z a r a , G i r n a , P u r n a , W a g h u r
L e n g t h : 1 , 3 1 2 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : H i r a n , T a w a , K o l a r , B a n j a r , H a t h n i
T h e H i m a l a y a n R i v e r S y s t e m s
T h e P e n i n s u l a r R i v e r S y s t e m s
O r i g i n : H i m a l a y a n M o u n t a i n s
M a j o r R i v e r s :
L e n g t h s a n d T r i b u t a r i e s :
O r i g i n : P e n i n s u l a r P l a t e a u
M a j o r R i v e r s :
L e n g t h s a n d T r i b u t a r i e s :
I n d u s :
G a n g e s :
B r a h m a p u t r a :
M a h a n a d i :
G o d a v a r i :
K r i s h n a :
C a u v e r y :
L e n g t h : 2 , 9 0 0 k m ( i n I n d i a )
T r i b u t a r i e s : S u b a n s i r i , K a m e n g , M a n a s , T e e s t a
L e n g t h : 8 0 0 k m ( i n I n d i a )
T r i b u t a r i e s : B h a v a n i , A m a r a v a t i , N o y y a l , H e m a v a t i
L e n g t h : 1 , 3 0 0 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : T u n g a b h a d r a , B h i m a , G h a t a p r a b h a ,
M a l a p r a b h a
L e n g t h : 1 , 4 6 5 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : P r a n h i t a , I n d r a v a t i , M a n j i r a , S a b a r i
L e n g t h : 8 5 8 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : S e o n a t h , H a s d e o , J o n k , I b
I n d u s
G a n g e s
B r a h m a p u t r a
L e n g t h : 2 , 5 2 5 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : Y a m u n a , S o n , G a n d a k , K o s i
L e n g t h : 3 , 1 8 0 k m
T r i b u t a r i e s : J h e l u m , C h e n a b , R a v i , B e a s , S u t l e j
M a h a n a d i
G o d a v a r i
K r i s h n a
C a u v e r y
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