DRAINAGE OF INDIA
INDIAN DRAINAGE
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Ganga & Yamuna
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Krishna & Kaveri
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Narmada & Tapi
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Kosi & Gandak
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mahi is a river in western India. The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert of northwest India. More items
Detailed explanation-2: -Tapti River The Tapti (also known as the Tapi) is the second largest west flowing river of the Peninsular India and is known as ‘the twin’ or ‘the handmaid’ of the Narmada.
Detailed explanation-3: -Narmada River, also called Narbada or Nerbudda, river in central India that has always been an important route between the Arabian Sea and the Ganges (Ganga) River valley. The river was called Namade by the 2nd-century-ce Greek geographer Ptolemy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Yamuna is known as Yami in early texts, while in later literature, she is called Kalindi. In Hindu scriptures, she is the daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, cloud goddess. She is also the twin sister of Yama, god of death.
Detailed explanation-5: -Narmada is also said to have been engaged with the Sonbhadra, another river flowing on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. According to the Puranas, the Narmada is also called the Reva, from its leaping motion (from the root ‘rev’) through its rocky bed.