PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
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Narmada and tapi
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Satluj and Ganga
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Jhelum and Chenab
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Ganga and yamuna
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Detailed explanation-1: -Major tributaries of Indus River are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej . River Indus originates Tibet in Mount Kailash near lake Mansarovar Lake. It drains into the Arabian Sea. The total length of the river is 3, 180 kilometers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indus system comprises of main Indus River, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Chenab River is the largest tributary of the river Indus. It has a total length of about 605 miles (974 km), and it also feeds irrigation canals. The Chenab empties into the River Sutlej.
Detailed explanation-4: -River Jhelum, a major tributary out of five major tributaries viz. Satluj, Beas, Ravi Chenab and Jhelum which are ultimately merging with river Indus in Pakistan is the west flowing river. The Jhelum (Vyeth in Kashmiri, Vetesta in Sanskrit and Hydaspes in Greek) is the main waterway of the Kashmir valley.
Detailed explanation-5: -The main tributaries in its passage upto Kishtwar are the Thirot, the Sohal, the Bhut nallah, the Liddrari and the Marusudar. The Marusudar is the biggest tributary of the Chenab and meets the Chenab at Bhandalkot.