Name | Length (km) | Originates from | Ends in | Passes through |
| Ganga (Bhagirati) | 2,507 | Gaumukh | Bay of Bengal | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal |
| Yamuna (Jamuna) | 1370 | Garhwal in Yamunotri | Bay of Bengal | Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh |
| Brahmaputra | 2,850 | Chemayung-Dung glacier, between lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash | Bay of Bengal | North Eastern states of India |
| Kaveri | 765 | Hills of Coorg, Karnataka | Bay of Bengal | Karnataka and Tamil Nadu |
| Godavari | 1,465 | Trimbakeshwar near Nasik Hills in Maharashtra | Bay of Bengal | South-easterly direction, through Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh |
| Krishna | 900 | Near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra | Bay of Bengal | Maharastra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh |
| Narmada | 1,300 | Amarkantak hill in Madhya Pradesh | Arabian Sea | Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat |
| Tapti | 724 | Pachmari, Madhya Pradesh | Arabian Sea | Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat |
| Gomti | 805 | Himalaya Range of Nepal | Bay of Bengal | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ghaghara |
| Shivalik mountain range of Himachal Pradesh | Disappears into the Thar Desert | Nepal,Uttranchal,Uttar pradesh |
| Mahanadi | 860 | Satpura Range | Bay of Bengal | Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Maharashtra |
September 17, 2009
Main Rivers Of India
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There is another multipurpose project on the Godavari River named Sri Ram Sagar Project on the borders of Adilabad and Nizamabad District. It is in the town of Pochampad, 60 km away from Nizamabad. It irrigates 4 districts of Northern Telangana Region of Andhra Pradesh and supplies power.
ReplyDeleteThe Jayakwadi dam near Paithan is one of the largest earthen dam in India. This dam was built to address the problem of drought in Marathwada region and problem of flood along the bank of river. Two 'left' and 'right' canals provide the irrigation to fertile land up to Nanded district. This dam has major contribution in industrial development of Aurangabad Maharashtra.
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ReplyDeleteDAKSHIN GANGA IS.........KAVERI RIVER
ReplyDeleteAsia's first hydroelectric plant (built in 1902) was on the left falls OF KAVERI RIVER and supplied power to the city of Bangalore.
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