Important Rivers Of India Part -1
ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Important Rivers Of India Part -1 INFORMATION ABOUT RIVERS Himalayan River System THE INDUS SYSTEM(INDUS AND ITS TRIBUTOARIES) 1. INDUS: ( One of the world’s largest river) Source: Tibet, at an altitude of 5,180 m near Mansarovar Lake. Total length: 2,880km (709km in India) River Basin: 1,165,00 sq.km (321,290 sq.km in India) Information: Mountain tributaries; Gilgit Shyok, Skardu, Shigoo . Plain tributaries: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. 2.JHELUM: (An important river of kashmir and is the main waterway) Source: Rises in Verinag at the foothills of Pirpranjal. Total length: 400 km/ River Basin: 28,490 sq.km (in India) Information: Its basin lies between Great Himalaya and Pir Pranjal Range. It flows through Vale of Kashmir and Wular Lake...