CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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Chambal and Betwa
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Damodar and Mahanadi
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Narmada and Tapti
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Krishna and Cauveri
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Detailed explanation-1: -The rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea are called West-flowing rivers. The Narmada and Tapi rivers are well-known west-flowing rivers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The major west-flowing rivers in Peninsular India are Narmada and Tapi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reason is incorrect: But the Narmada and the Tapi are exceptions as they flow west, towards the Arabian sea. The direction of their flow is not governed by the tilting of the peninsular block as they flow through rift valleys which are formed due to multiple subsidence and upliftment of the Earth’s surfaces.
Detailed explanation-4: -The major rivers of India are: Flowing into the Arabian Sea: Narmada, Tapi, Sindhu, Sabarmati, Mahi, Purna. Flowing into the Bay of Bengal: Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Ganga, Meghna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Penna River.
Detailed explanation-5: -India and flows westwards over a length of 1, 312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat.