GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Son
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Betwa
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Bheema
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Penganga
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Detailed explanation-1: -The important tributaries of the Yamuna River are Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Betwa and Ken. Other small tributaries of the Yamuna River include the Giri, Sind, Uttangan, Sengar and the Rind.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Yamuna River, a major right bank tributary of Ganga, originates from the Yamunotri glacier near Banderpoonch peaks in the higher Himalaya at an elevation of about 6387 m amsl (Fig. 1). It is the largest tributary of Ganga River and related with a Hindu God, Lord Krishna.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Yamuna has its origin in Yamunotri in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. Its total catchment area in Himachal Pradesh is 2, 320 square kilometres (900 sq mi). Its tributaries are the Tons, the Giri and the Bata. Of these, Giri and Pabbar (a tributary of Tons) originate and flow in Himachal Pradesh.