DRAINAGE OF INDIA
INDIAN DRAINAGE
Question
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Satluj
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Indus
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Luni
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Chambal
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert of northwest India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km (308 mi).
Detailed explanation-2: -Luni is the only large river in the Indian desert region.
Detailed explanation-3: -Luni River, also called Luni, river in Rajasthan state, western India. Rising on the western slopes of the Aravalli Range near Ajmer, where it is known as the Sagarmati, the river flows generally southwestward through the hills and across the plains of the region.
Detailed explanation-4: -The sand is moveable here due to strong winds. It receives sediments from the plains and the nearby coastal region. Luni is the only river which flows from it in the Southern Region. It is a saline river as the salt content in this river is very excessive.
Detailed explanation-5: -Luni originates from western slopes of the Aravalli ranges at an elevation of 772 m above m.s.l. near Ajmer flowing in South West direction and traversing a course of 511 km in Rajasthan, it finally flow into the Rann of Kachchh.