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Khond, Kharwar, Asur, Baiga are some other important tribes of Jharkhand.
Bhil, Meena, Garasiya,
Sahariya, Damor, Pateliya are some other important tribes of Rajasthan
Particularly
Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTGs), (earlier : Primitive Tribal Group) is a government
of India classifi
cation
features of such a group include a pre-agricultural
system of existence that practises of hunting & gathering, zero or negative
population growth,
extremely low level of literacy in comparison with other tribal groups.
PVTGs reside in 18 States &
one Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
75 PVTGs officially notified
Konda Reddis, designated PVTG are found in the Indian State of Andhra
Pradesh & Irular are designated PVTGs in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu
Jarawas, Sentinelese and
Onges are the main tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Tharu
tribe is Uttarakhand Terai parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Gond tribe lives in Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Odisha.
Kukki tribe is of
Mongoloid species tribe inhabiting Manipur (predominantly) Assam, Mizoram, Tripura,
Meghalaya
and Nagaland in north-eastern India.
Bhils
largest tribe in India and
the second largest are Gonds.
Mongoloids are the racial groups found in hilly and forest area of
north-eastern India Mongoloids,
inhabitants of America,
colour of skin of this race is yellow and they have straight hair.
Tribes like Santhal, Bhil, Yeruva etc which forms the population
of South India, belongs to pre-Dravidian or Proto Australoid race
White browed Gibbon
found in India's northeast region is an Anthropoid ape of the Indian sub-continent.
Dravidian
races are mainly confined to South India
Dravidian language family that
includes Tamil, Kannada, Malyalam, Telugu etc.
Tharu Tribe of Uttar Pradesh celebrates Diwali as a sorrow. Tharu tribe dwells in
the lowland
from Nainital in Uttarakhand to terai regions of in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
haru tribe is
found in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar where as Kol tribe is found in Madhya
Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha.
Bhutia tribe is found mainly in Sikkim
and West Bengal. Munda Tribe is found across much of Jharkhand as well as adjacent
parts of
Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. But Munda is not original tribe of
Bihar.
Limbu or Yakthung tribe is found in Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. Karbi tribe
is mainly found in
Assam and other parts of north east India.
Dongria Kondh tribe is related to Odisha.
Bonda is also
related to Odisha. Marriage among Santhals is called Bupla.
different types of Bupla
such as Sanga Bupla, Kirin Bupla, Itut Bupla, Nir Bolok Bupla
hief of Santhal village is known as 'Manjhi' Gaddi tribe lives in the
Dhauladhar Range of Western Himalaya which extends in Kangra and Chamba districts
of
Himachal Pradesh
Gaddi Tribe relate themselves to the dynasty of Garhwal Rulers of Rajasthan.
The Main tribes of Dhauldhaar
Range are Gaddi, Laddakhi Gujjar, Bakarwal, Lahauli, Bari etc.
Bhoksas, Jaunsaris and Tharus are
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permanent settlers
all agriculture based tribes.
Bhotias tribe
in hilly regions of
Uttarakhand and Terai regions of Uttar Pradesh. Bhotias belong to Mongoloid Race.
also known for its migratory pastoralist nature Bodo tribe is an ethnic and
linguistic group that
mainly resides in the Garo hill of Meghalaya.
Santhal Pargana is a Santhal majority division of
Jharkhand. Santhal tribe is one of the main tribes of India.
indigenous to West Bengal,
Bihar, Tripura, Jharkhand and Odisha
Garo tribe is found in Meghalaya, Assam and
Mizoram.
sub-castes of the Gond tribe are Pradhan, Agaria, Ojha, Nagarchi, Solhas. The sub
castes of the Baiga tribe are Bijhwar, Nahar, Bharotiya, Narotia, Rai Bhaina, Kadh
Bhaina.
Pattiya is a sub-caste of Bhil tribe, Mehar is a Sheduled Caste. Nahala, Vavari,
Bodoya and
Mavasiruma are sub-castes of Korku.
Dafar Tribe is
found in Saurashtra region of Gujarat and Dafla is found in Arunachal Pradesh and
some parts of
Assam.
Bhil is the largest tribal group of India Toda tribe lives at Nilgiri Hills
known
as Todi or Tuda.
descendants of Aryans.
anguage is known as Toda.
Bhil tribal group with a population of 17071049 is the largest group while Gond
(13256928) is the second largest tribal group
Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal
population.
Schedule Tribe population which is 21.1%
Baiga is the primitive tribal group having the largest popula tion in Chhattisgarh.
Baiga tribes are a forest-dwelling indigenous tribal community of central India
recognized as the original inhabitants of the Earth,
identified as a primitive Dravidian tribe,
Baiga are known for their traditionally minimalistic
ways of life.
practised polyandry.
Munda Tribe is found across much of
Jharkhand as well as Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.
celebrate festivals like Mage, Phagu, Karam, Sarhul and Sohrai.
Munda and Ho tribes in Jharkhand celebrate the 'Sarhul Festival'.
Trees are
worshiped in this festival.
The 'youth
dormitory' of Oraon tribe is called Ghumkaria.
Child
marriage is not practiced in Oraon society.
Chief of Oraon village is known as 'Mahato' and Panchayat is called as
'Panchora
'Bhil' is derived from the word villu or billu, which according to the Dravidian
language is known as 'Bow'. They belong to the proto- Australoid race.
found in States
like Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
also found in the
northeastern part of Tripura.
StateFestival Assam
Bihu Kerala-Onam Tamil Nadu-Pongal Punjab-Baisakhi Onam is celebrated in Kerala.
Jaunsari, Khas, Toda, Kota, Bota, Tian, Irawa and Nayar tribes practise polyandry
Major languages
spoken in Sikkim are Nepali, Bhutia and Lepcha. TribeHabitat Bhil-Rajasthan
Santhal-Jharkhand
Raji-Uttarakhand Lepcha-Sikkim
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Sahariya is said to be derived from the Arabian word
'Sehara' or wilderness'.
TribeRegion Birhor
Jharkhand Bhutia-Sikkim Toda-Tamil Nadu Sentinelese-Andaman and Nicobar Islands
TribeHabitat
Jaunsari–Uttarakhand Santhal–Jharkhand Bhil– Madhya Pradesh Lepcha–Sikkim Toda-
Tamil Nadu
Lepcha-Sikkim Birhor-Jharkhand Garo-Meghalaya
TribeNative State Tharu-Uttar Pradesh
Bhil-Rajasthan Gaddi-Himachal Pradesh Munda-Jharkhand Tribe)(State) Moplah–Kerala
Murias–
Chhattisgarh Todas–Tamil Nadu Mundas–Odisha
TribeDistrict Pahadi Korba –Jashpur Baiga– Mandala Maria–
Patalkot (Chhindwara) Sehariya–Gwalior Indian Constitution does not define
Scheduled Tribes
Zulu is a tribe found in South Africa not in Odisha.
Changpa are semi-nomadic Tibetan people found mainly in Zaskar region of Ladakh
occupation of this community is animal husbandry or ranching.
seen with yaks
and goat herds in the hilly areas.
Chhindwara
Bharia Mandala-Gond Jhabua-Bhil Shivpuri-Sahariya Korba tribe is mainly found in
Jharkhand and
Chhattisgarh.
Kodagu is a district of Karnataka, which is not related to Korba tribe
Rengma is a
Naga tribe which inhabits in Nagaland and Assam
livelihood of Kamar Tribe is based
on 'Bam boo
main occupation is basket making, while
hunting, collecting forest products and fishing are subsidiary occupations
Lambada tribe moved from
Afghanistan to Rajasthan and spread to Andhra, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Agarias are one of the major tribes of India engaged in the production of iron in
central India.
Agarias worship 'Lohasur' or Kalabhairao as
their tribal God. Gahira Guru belonged to Kanwar tribe.
Swami Rameshwar Kanwar, popularly
known as Gahira Guru, began to change the tribal world by spreading spirituality.
used
Ramchar itra Manas as a mean to teach people the essence of 'Sanatan Dharma',
meditate every day at Kailash Gupha (Kailash cave) at Samarbar
Sanatan Dharma Sant Samaj' at Gahira to elevate the standard and intellect of
tribal people and
change the way they were living in for centuries.
32 tribes of Jharkhand, 8
tribes are included in 'primitive Tribe Groups'. They are Asur, Birhor, Birajia,
Korwa, Parahiya
(Baiga), Sabar, Mal Pahariya and Souriya Pahariya. 27% population of Jharkhand is
tribal.
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Jarawa Manganiyar is a Muslim communities in the desert of Rajasthan which is
famous for its
musical tradition.
also found in the districts of Tharparkar and Sanghar in the Sindh
province of Pakistan
Khasi is a tribe mainly found in the north eastern State of
Meghalaya. Jhum cultivation or shifting cultivation is practiced by Khasi trib
BhilsRajasthan GondsChhattisgarh
LimboosSikkim KonyakNagaland n Bhunjia tribe the Kitchen called as "Lal Bangala
Bhunjia is
a numerically small and little known tribe of Orissa belonging to the Proto-
Australoid racial group.
'Bhunjia' signifies one who lives on the soil.
Bhunjia speak a mixed dialect of Baiga
and Chhattisghari. Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir have
substantial
population of khas tribe
Catechu is
also called as 'Khair',
tribe is named as 'Khairwar' because of catechu Kathi
dance is the festival of balahi harijan community in nimar region of Hoshangabad to
worship the
mother power Parvati and is a very powerful form of the folk theatre of this
region.
Bharmour
Tribal region is located in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Bharmour was the ancient capital of
chamba district
European language family - Marathi, Sanskrit, Pali, English, Prakrit, Apabhransa,
Hindi, Bangla,
Gujarati etc. *Dravidian Language Family - Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Gond,
Oraon,
Brahvi etc. *Austric language family - Khasi, Santhali, Mundari, Bhumi etc.
The Halbi language is mainly of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, its speakers are the
Rajmuria, Halba, Mahar, Parja, Lohra tribes spread from Odisha to Maharashtra. Ho
is the
language of the Munda family, which is spoken by tribe like Ho, Munda, Koi etc.
It's main area is
West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, while the speakers spred from Odisha to Maharashtra. Kui
is the
language to the Dravidian family
mainly spoken by the Kui tribe in Kandhamal, Odisha
Bengali is the most spoken language in the Indian subcontinent after Hindi.
Bengali Indian language is the most spoken
language in the world after Hindi
Gandak originates from the Nepal Himalayas.
It Joins Ganga at Sonpur near Patna.
Sharda (Kali or Kali Ganga) joins it in the plain before it finally meets Ganga at
Chhapra.
Ramganga joins the Ganga near Kannauj
Damodar flows through a rift valley
and finally joins the Hugli.
arakar is its main tributary.
Damodar is known as the 'Sorrow
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of Bengal'
Mahananda is the last left bank tributary of Ganga joining it in West Bengal
Son is the major right bank tributary of Ganga.
Originates in the Amarkantak Plateau.
joins
Ganga at near Patna (Bihar).
Himalayan Drainage System Comprises
the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
these rivers are perennial
obtaining water from the glaciers, springs and rains. *
carve out a number
of erosional landforms like gorges, waterfalls, steep-sided valleys etc.
Ganga is the longest river
(2525 km.) of India.
five confluences, known as
the Panch Prayag, are all along the Alaknanda.
downstream order, Vishnuprayag
(Dhau liganga joins the Alaknanda), Nandprayag (Nandakini joins Alaknanda),
Karnaprayag
(Pindar joins Alaknanda), Rudraprayag (Mandakini joins Alaknanda) and Devprayag
(Bhagirathi
joins Alaknanda).
mainstream of Ganga begins at the confluence of Bha girathi and
Alaknanda in Devprayag.
plain area at Haridwar, flowing through the north of
Rajmahal Hills, it finally enters Bangladesh at a place named Farakka
the Padma.
joined by Jamuna (Brahmaputra).
joins
the Meghna river.
.
known as the Meghna River system
which drains into the Bay of Bengal
World’s largest Delta (Ganga - Brahmaputra Delta) is formed
here by the Hugli river and the Meghna river
tributaries of the Ganga are
the Ramganga, the Gomati, the Ghaghara, the Gandak, the Kosi and the Mahananda.
*The Yamuna
is the westernmost and the longest tributary of the Ganga. I
Chambal River
originates near Mhow in the Malwa Plateau of Madhya Pradesh
flows through a gorge.
Chambal is famous for its badland topograph
Antecedent river are those streams which
originate prior to the upliftment of land surface of an upland or mountain but
maintain their
original course of flow even after the landmass is uplifted, by cutting through the
uplifted
landmass.
Ganga river is an example of antecedent river.
Alaknanda has its source in the
Satopanth glacier above Badrinath The Ganga river is an examples of antecedent
drainage.
Moribund Delta" is a sub-division of Bengal Delta.
moribund delta areas are in the south
western part of the country, south of the Ganges river, where tributaries are
highly silted and are
profusion of oxbow lakes such areas are Jessore, Kushtia and Faridpur.
immature delta is on
the south of the moribund delta and mainly consists of sea beach and tidally
influenced lands.
Sundarbans belongs to this region.
Regular flooding and formation of "Chars" and "offshore islands'
are its characteristics
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Asia's first Dolphin Research Centre (NRDC) is being set up on the banks of the
Ganga river at
Patna
Two third of Sunderban Delta
is in Bangladesh while the rest is in India.
Alaknanda flows in Chamoli, Tehri and Pauri
district. Badrinath is a Nagar Panchayat of Chamoli district which is situated on
the bank of
Alaknanda river
Badrinath was established as a major pilgrimage
site by Adi Shankaracharya, not Kedarnath. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord
Shiva in India
Kedarnath is known as Samadhi Sthal of Adi Sankaracharya.
Devprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers
Rudraprayag is located at the confluence of the Mandakini and
Alaknanda rivers
famous Badrinath temple is
situated near the bank of Alaknanda river while Kedarnath Temple is located near
the banks of
Mandakini river in Uttarakhand.
Ganga river –2525 km Godavari river –1465 km Narmada river –1312 km Mahanadi
river –851 km Mandakini river originates at Chorabari Taal
It is fed by Vasukiganga river at Son
Prayag. The river merges with Kaliganga near Kalimath temple and with Madhyamahes
hwar
Ganga near Ukhimath. Further, it merges in Alaknanda in Rudraprayag south of
Badrinath.
Alaknanda emerges at Satopanth Peak glacier and Satopanth Taal located in Alkapuri
north east of
Shivlinga Peak
'Panch Prayag' and Badri Vishal pilgrimage is situated on the bank f
Alaknanda ri Bhagirathi emerges from Gomukh glacier,
18 km away from Gangotri under the
Shivalinga Peak
Siyan Gad merges in Bhagirathi near Jhala.
f Alaknanda and
Bhagirathi flowing Devprayag onwards is known as Ganga Mandakini river flows
between
Kedarnath and Rudraprayag.
Mandakini originates from the Chorabari Taal near Kedarnath in
Uttarakhand.
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Gomti river originates from Gomat Taal which was formally known as Fulhaar
Lake, near Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.
only tributary of River Ganges which rises in
the plains
Ramganga river originates from Dudhatoli ranges in Pauri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand.
tributary of the river Ganges while Chambal, Betwa and Ken are tributaries of
river Yamuna.
North Koel is a river flowing from Jharkhand, a tributary of the Son River,
joins the
right bank of the Son River
southern Koel river flows into
Jharkhand and Odisha.
Koel river flows in association with the Northern Karo River
as the Koel River, which joins the Sankh River near Rourkela in Odisha as the
Brahmani Rive
Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River
originates from the Koderma
Damodar joins the Hooghly River in the
lower Ganges basin
sub-basin of the Ganges River Basin
Barakar and North Koel are sub-rivers of the Ganges river valley
Yamuna originates from
Yamunotri Glacier near Banderpunch range
tributaries of the Yamuna flowing from west to
east are - Chambal - Sindh - Betwa - Ken.
Chambal River originates near Mhow in Madhya
Pradesh.
Yamuna becomes a dead river between Delhi and Agra
Son is one of the main rivers
of Madhya Pradesh, it is a tributary of the river Ganges while Chambal, Betwa and
Ken are
tributaries of the river Yamuna
River Betwa rises in the Vindhya Range and it is a tributary
of Yamuna.
It joins the river Yamuna near Hamirpur Town Uttar Pradesh
Betwa River originates from the Vindhya mountain range in
Raisen district at an altitude of 576 meters above sea level in Madhya Pradesh.
oins Yamuna
river in Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh Chambal river valley is known after
deep ravines
Chambal ravines are named as Bihad or Badlands
tributary of Yamuna river in central India and thus forms part of
the greater Gangetic drainage system
Punpun river originates from the plateau state of Jharkhand and enters the
Aurangabad
district of Bihar and Joins the Ganges near Fatuha in Patna district.
Morhar and Dargha are
tributaries of Punpun.
Indonesia does not share land with Brunei. Indonesia share land with
Malaysia on the island of Borneo & Sebatik, with Papua New Guinea on the island of
New Guinea
and Timor Leste (East Timor) on the island of Timor.
Hwang Ho river, Indus river, Satluj river, Brahmaputra Rier, Mekong river and
Salween river.
Gandak river does not flow through the state of Uttar Pradesh, this river enters
Bihar after
leaving Nepal and joins the Ganges near Sonpur Patna. Son, Hindon and Sharda rivers
flow
through the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Brahmaputra originates from the Angsi Glacier near
the Mansarovar lake. Here it is known as ‘Yarlung Tsangpo’.
flows parallel to the north of the
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Siang or Dihang
Flowing southwest
Dibang
or Sikang and Lohit and thereafter it is known as the Brahmaputra.
left bank tributaries
in the Assam valley are the Burhi Dihing and Dhansiri whereas the important right
bank tributary is
the Subansiri, Kameng, Manas, and Sankosh. *
Bangladesh, the Tista joins it on its right bank
known
as the Jamuna.
The Brahmaputra, the Satluj and the Indus river have
their sources of origin near Mansarovar lake of Tibet.
Tibetian Plateau is also known as the
Qinghai - Tibet Plateau or the Qing - Zang Plateau. It is also called as the 'Roof
of the World
Tibetian Plateau is
the source
Yarlung Zangbo is known as Brahmaputra river in India
originates at Angsi
glacier in western Tibet south east of Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar.
known as river
Jamuna in Bangladesh T
tributaries of Brahmaputra river are Kameng, Sankosh, Raidak, Amochu, Dibang,
Lohit, and
Burhi dihing rivers.
Dibang river flow across Dibang Valley
district of Arunachal Pradesh, Kameng river also flows in Arunachal Pradesh while
the Lohit river
originates in eastern Tibet and surges through Arunachal Pradesh
Lohit, Subansiri rivers flow
through Arunachal Pradesh while Barak river flows from its source in the Manipur
Hills, through
Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam
Subansiri river originates in the Himalayas; it is a tributary of
the Brahmaputra river in the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and the
Tibet
Autonomous Region of China.
Lohit river rises in eastern Tibet, in the Zayal Chu Range and
surges through Arunachal Pradesh for 200 kilometres before entering the plains of
Assam.
Tibetan Plateau is also known in China as the
Qinghai Tibat Plateau or the Qingzang.
4,500 meters,
also called "the Roof of the World".
Manas
is the tributary of Brahamputra river
Narmada originates from the Amarkantak plateau of the Maikal mountain range
flows through a rift valley between the Satpura in the south and the Vindhyan range
in the north
forms Dhuandhar waterfall near Jabalpur.
distance of 1312 km I
Sardar Sarovar Dam has been constructed on this river
Tapi
originates from Satpura mountains near Multai in the Betul district of Madhya
Pradesh.
724
km long.
through the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
Godavari is the longest river of Peninsular India
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known as the ‘Old Ganga’ and ‘Dakshin Ganga’.
originates near Trimbakeshwar
district of Maharashtra and discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal.
largest drainage
system in peninsular India. It is 1465 km long
extends over the states of
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Puducherry, Telangana
and
Andhra Pradesh
major tributaries are the Penganga, the
Indravati, the Pranhita, the Manjra, etc.
Krishna river rises near the Mahabaleshwar
in the Western Ghats. It is 1400 km long and discharges its water in the Bay of
Bengal. Its major
tributaries are the Koyna, the Tungabhadra, the Bhima, etc. Its basin covers the
states of
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
Krishna river water dispute is among the
states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh since
1957.
R.S.
Bachawat and Brijesh Kumar, have been constituted to adjudicate this dispute.
Mahanadi rises near Sihawa (Dhamtari District) in Chhattisgarh and flows through
Odisha to
discharge its water into the Bay of Bengal. It forms delta near Paradwip in the Bay
of Bengal. It is
851 Km long. *
Cauvery river rises in the Brahmagiri hills of Kogadu district in
Karnataka. It is 800 km long. It discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal near
Tiruchirapalli. Its
drainage basin covers the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and the Union
territory of
Puducherry
major rivers of the Peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari,
the Krishna, and the Cauvery flow eastwards and drains into the Bay of Bengal.
These rivers make
deltas at their mouth
The Narmada, the Tapiandthe Mahiare the major rivers which flow west and
make estuaries.
Narmada and the Tapi which flow through the rift valley
major tributaries are Kabini, the Bhavani, the Amravati, the
Hemavati, etc.
largest waterfall of India in terms of volume is formed by the Cauvery river
known as the Shiva - Samudram.
world’s largest estuary is formed by the Saint Lawrence River
Narmada, the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near Amarkantak
Range of Maikal Mountains in Madhya Pradesh.
It is the longest river of Indian Peninsula which
falls into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift
valley, between the
Satpura and Vindhya ranges.
The Westward
flowing peninsular rivers pass through Hard rocks and follow the small route. This
is why these
rivers do not make deltas.
Narmada river does not form the delta at its mouth. This is
because it flows through the rift valley and does not deposit silt
Narmada river flows forming a fault.
6% part of Rajnandgaon district falls in the basin of
the Narmada river. Raipur, Korba, and Bastar are not part of this basin.
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The west flowing rivers like Narmada, Tapti, and
Periyar, etc. do not form delta rather they make estuary.
Due to their flow through rift valley and
high speed, there is little silt in these rivers. Therefore, they do not make delta
at their mouth
Originating at the Amarkantak Hill, the Narmada river flows westwards over a length
of 1,312 km
before falling through the Gulf of Cambay into the Arabian Sea.
between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges
Damodar River begins near Chandwa
village in Latehar district on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Jharkhand
Mahanadi river: This river
originates near Sihawa in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. Hirakund dam, one of the
longest dams of
the world, is located on this river near Sambalpur, Odisha
Tapti River - It originates in Betul district
of Madhya Pradesh. Surat is situated on the bank of this river.
passes through the
rift valley. The river originates at Multai in Betul district in the Satpura
Mountain Ranges in
Madhya Pradesh.
through the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and
falls into the Arabian Sea.
Tawa river is the longest tributary of Narmada river
in
Satpura range of Betul and flowing north and west joins the Narmada at the village
of Bandra
Bhan in Hoshangabad
Tapti river rises from Satpura Hills near Multai in Betul district of
Madhya Pradesh
length is about 724 km and the drainage area is 65145 sq. km
through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea.
Mahanadi, Krishna, and Godavari empty into
the Bay of Bengal Narmada, Tapti, and Mahi are three major westward flowing rivers
in India.
Rapti river is the tributary of the Ghaghara river which flows North- West to South
-East direction.
Betul district of Madhya Pradesh.
Cauvery
river rises in Brahmagiri hills of Kogadu district in Karnataka and flows 800 km.
in the drainage
area of 81,155 sq. km. It empties into the Bay of Bengal near Tiruchirapalli. It
flow through
Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu.
forms islands of Srirang - patna, Shivasamudram, and
Srirangam in the Deccan Plateau.
project
completed
on 16th September, 2015.
16 links for peninsular rivers and 14 links for Himalayan rivers
are proposed under River Linking Project.
he inflow of both seawater and freshwater provide high
levels of nutrients in both the water column and sediment, making estuaries among
the most
productive natural habitats in the world.
St. Lawrence River makes the world's largest estuary while
the Narmada and Tapti make India's largest estuary. Cauvery river is known as the
Ganga of the
South. Cauvery emerges from Brahmagiri hills in the Western Ghat mountain range
Godavari
is called 'Boodhi (old) Ganga' or Dakshin Ganga Krishna river water dispute is
between Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra since 1957.
two separate
tribunals were set up under the chairmanship of Justice R.S. Bachhawat and Brijesh
Kumar.
length is Godavari (1465 km), Narmada (1312 km), Mahanadi (851 km) and Tapi (724
km).
Mahanadi rises from Sihawa hills in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh and flows
eastwards.
drainage area of this river is spread in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh