Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following rivers discharge its water into the Arabian sea?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Narmada.
Key Points
- Narmada River
- Is the longest river of Madhya Pradesh, followed by the Tapti.
- The Source of the Narmada is Narmada Kund which is located at Amarkantak in Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh.
- The Narmada is also known as the Rewa.
- People from Madhya Pradesh depend fully on the Narmada River, they consider Narmada as the Life Line of Madhya Pradesh.
- It is one of the major rivers in India that run from east to west along with Tapti and the Mahi.
- It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh (1,077 km ), Maharashtra (74 km), and in Gujarat (161 km).
- It discharges its water into the Arabian sea.
Additional Information
- Mahanadi River:-
- The Mahanadi river has its source in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, about 6 kilometers from the village of Pharsiya.
- The river then flows through Chhattisgarh and Odisha before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
- The Mahanadi is the third largest river in peninsular India after the Godavari and Krishna rivers.
- It is a major source of water for irrigation, drinking, and hydroelectric power generation in the two states.
- Krishna River:-
- It originates from the Western Ghats range near Mahabaleshwar in the state of Maharashtra.
- The Krishna River has a large and very fertile delta, which continues northeast towards the Godavari River region.
- The length of the Krishna river is about 1400 km.
- The Krishna River has the two largest tributaries, the Bhima (North) and the Tungabhadra (South)
- Ganga river:-
- The Ganga is the most important river in India.
- It rises in the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh (3,900 m) in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.
- Here, it is known as the Bhagirathi.
- It cuts through the central and the lesser Himalayas in narrow gorges.
- At Devprayag, the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda, hereafter, it is known as the Ganga.
- The Ganga enters the plains at Haridwar.
- The river has a length of 2,525 km.
- It is shared by Uttarakhand (110 km) and Uttar Pradesh (1,450 km), Bihar (445 km), and West Bengal (520 km).
- The important left bank tributaries are the Ramganga, the Gomati, the Ghaghara, the Gandak, the Kosi and the Mahananda.
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