GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Kauvery
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Krishna
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Narmada
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Ganga
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Narmada, Periyar and Tapti are the only long rivers, which flow west and make estuaries. An Estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Only West following rivers of India forms Estuary. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -In India, the rivers Tapti and Narmada rivers form the estuary. In India, Delta is formed by the Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Ganga, Mahanadi, Brahmaputra etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Narmada river flows from east to west in a rift valley and forms an estuary. The other rivers i.e., Krishna, Kaveri and Mahanadi flow from west to east and form deltas on the eastern coast of India because they open out in the coastal plains before entering the sea.
Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Mahanadi. An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean.