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    The document summarizes the major river systems in India. It divides Indian rivers into two categories: Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers. It provides details on the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra river systems, including their sources, tributaries, lengths, and important dams. It also briefly discusses the peninsular rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.

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    General Awareness Notes in PDF for SSC, Railways Capsule 1

    If you are preparing for SSC CGL or Railways RRB or any other competitive exam, you
    need to prepare for General Awareness/ General Studies/ General Knowledge &
    Current Affairs. These will fetch you quick and easy marks. These series of General
    Awareness Notes in PDF for SSC, Railways will help you prepare fast and better than
    your competition. Download and keep the PDF for revision. Try previous modules as
    well.

    Todays focus will be on Geography, specifically on the River and Drainage System of
    India.

    GEOGRAPHY RIVER / DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF INDIA


    The flow of water through channels is called drainage. The network of such channels
    is known as drainage system. On the basis of origin, Indian drainage system is divided
    into - Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers.

    I. HIMALAYAN RIVERS

    The major Himalayan rivers are the Ganga, the Indus and the Brahmaputra.
    These rivers are very long compared to the rivers of South India.
    They are called perennial rivers as they are fed by both rainfall and the melting
    of snow.

    A. INDUS RIVER SYSTEM

    It is also known as Sindhu river.


    Total length is 2880 km.
    Source - Kailash Range, Tibet near Mansarovar Lake.
    Destination - Arabian Sea.
    Panchnad Jhelum (Vitasta), Chenab (Chandrabhaga), Ravi (Iravati), Beas
    (Bipasha) and Sutlej (Satadru).

    RIVER SOURCE DAMS/ HYDRO PROJECT


    Jhelum Verinag Uri
    Chenub Bara Lacha Dul Hasti
    Pass
    Ravi Rohtang Pass
    Beas Rohtang Pass
    Sultuj Near Govind Sagar/ Bhakra Nangal
    Mansarovar Dam

    B. GANGA RIVER SYSTEM


    Source - Gangotri glacier near Gomukh, Uttrakhand in the Kumaon Himalaya.
    It is named as Bhagirathi here. At Devprayag, Alakananda joins Bhagirathi and
    becomes Ganga.
    In Allahabad it is joined by Yamuna, the largest tributary of Ganga, rising from
    Yamunotri glacier.
    Left bank tributaries - Ramganga, Gandak, Kosi, Gharghara, Gomati.
    Right bank tributaries - Son.
    Kosi, a tributary, is flood prone. So it is known as Sorrow of Bihar.
    Ganga flows through Uttrakhand, UP, MP, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand,
    Rajasthan and WB.
    It bifurcates into Bhagirathi and Hooghly in WB and Padma-Meghna in
    Bangladesh.
    Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is the largest delta in the world.
    Total length of Ganga 2530 km.
    Ganga Basin area is 9,51,600 sq. km.
    The plain area from Haridwar to Gangas mouth is fertile with alluvial soil.

    C. BRAHMAPUTRA

    Source - Chemayung-Dung glacier near Mansarovar in Tibet.


    In Tibet it is known as Tsangpo.
    It turns SW near Namcha Barwa in Arunachal Pradesh and enters India as
    Dihang
    Near Sadiya, Dihang enters into India where Dibang and Lohit join it to make
    Brahmaputra.
    Finally it enters into Bangladesh as Jamuna and meets Padma to drain into
    Bay of Bengal.
    Right bank tributaries - Subansiri, Kameng, Manas.
    Left bank tributaries - Buri Dihang, Kameng.
    Majuli is a large riverine island of Brahmaputra.
    Total length of Brahmaputra is 2900 km.

    II. PENINSULAR RIVER SYSTEM

    Peninsular rivers are both west and east flowing.


    Narmada and Tapi drain into Arabian Sea where Mahanadi, Godavari, Cauvery
    and Krishna drain into Bay of Bengal.
    East flowing rivers form delta where west flowing rivers dont form delta.
    Narmada and Tapi are rift valleys.

    DAMS/
    RIVER ORIGIN HYDRO IMPORTANT NOTES
    PROJECT
    Mahanadi Dandakaranya, Hirakud Largest and longest river of
    Raipur, Odisha
    Chattishgarh
    Godavari Trimbak Largest river of South India
    plateau, Nasik, Known as South Ganga.
    Maharashtra
    Krishna Mahabaleswar in Nagarjuna Tributaries - Tungabhadra,
    Maharashtra Sagar Koyna, Ghatprabha, Bhima,
    Dudhganga.
    Kaveri Tala Cauvery, Shivasamudram waterfalls
    Western Ghat
    Narmada Amarkantak Narmada Duan Dhar falls
    Plateau, MP Valley Flows through rift valley
    project between Vindhayan and
    Satpura range
    Tapi Multai in Betul Ukai Known as the twin of Narmada
    district, MP

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