by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Rivers have been important throughout human history. Water from rivers is essential for various human activities. Riverbanks have attracted settlers from ancient times. Rivers are used for irrigation, navigation, and hydropower generation. India relies on rivers for...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Cauvery River The Cauvery River is known as the ‘Ganga of the South’. It rises at Talakaveri in Kodagu district of Karnataka. The river is 800 km long and flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The Cauvery basin covers an area...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
The Krishna is the second-largest east-flowing river of the Peninsula. The river rises at Mahabaleshwar near Jor village in Maharashtra and meets the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Balaghat range on the north, Eastern Ghats on the south and...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
The Godavari river is the largest river in Peninsular India, also known as Dakshin Ganga or Vridha Ganga. It rises from Trimbak in the Western Ghats in Nashik district, Maharashtra. It drains into the Bay of Bengal, forming a large delta below Rajahmundry. The...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
The Mahanadi River system is the third largest of peninsular India and the largest river of Odisha state. The word Mahanadi is a compound of the two Sanskrit words maha which means”great” and nadi which means”river”. Mahanadi River system The Mahanadi basin spans...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
The Indus river is one of the world’s largest river basins. It is also known as Sindhu. The river flows through China(Tibet region), India, and Pakistan. In Tibet, it is known as Singi Khambai or Lion’s mouth. Himalayan River Systems The Himalayan river systems...
