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Indian Rivers and Water Resources

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Social Studies

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1. Drainage System of India

  • The drainage system in India has evolved with three physiographic units: the Himalayas, the peninsular plateau, and the Indo-Gangetic plain.
  • On the basis of origin, the drainage system is divided into two categories: Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers.
  • Himalayan rivers belong to three principal systems: the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra.
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2. The Himalayan Rivers

  • The Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra.
  • These rivers originate from almost the same region and are separated by water divides.
  • They first flow parallel to the mountains and then bend south.
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3. The Indus System

  • The Indus originates in the northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet near Lake Manasarovar.
  • It follows a north-westerly course through Tibet.
  • It enters Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir.
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4. The Ganga System

  • The Ganga has twin sources: the Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glacier and the Alakananda from the Satopanth glacier near Badrinath.
  • The Bhagirathi and Alakananda join at Devprayag to form the Ganga.
  • The Ganga emerges from the hills at Haridwar.

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India’s drainage system developed withThe Himalayan rivers belong toThe Indus originates on the northernThe Ganga has twin sourcesThe Brahmaputra is called Tsangpo

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