1. Ganga River
The Ganges or Ganga is a transboundary river of Asia that flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh. It empties into the Bay of Bengal. Supporting over 11% of the world's population as it passes through the densest populated regions on the planet, it is the third-largest river on Earth by discharge.
. Ganges
The Ganges in Varanasi
The Ganges is threatened by severe pollution.
The Ganga action plan, an environmental initiative to clean up the river, has been considered a failure which is variously attributed to corruption, a lack of will in the government, poor technical expertise, environment planning, and a lack of support from the native religious authorities.
2. Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra river, also known as the "Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachal Pradesh, and Luit Dilao in Assam," is a transboundary river that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh. It is the 9th largest river in the world by discharge and the 15 th longest.
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra river in Guwahati, Assam, India
The river drains the Himalayan east of the indo-Nepal border, the south-central portion of the Tibetan plateau above the Ganga basin, the southeastern portion of Tibet, the Patkai-Bum hills, the northern slopes of the Meghalaya hills, the Assam plains, and the northern portion of Bangladesh.
The Brahmaputra river's upper course was long unknown, and its identity with the Yarlung Tsangpo was only established by exploration in 1884-86. This river is often called the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River.
The lower reaches are sacred to Hindus. The Brahmaputra means "Son of Brahma" in Sanskrit.
3. Godavari River
The Godavari River is India's Second longest River after the Ganga and third largest in India, drains about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra.
The Godavari River is the largest in peninsular India and is dubbed the Dakshina Ganga (the Ganges of the South).
Godavari
Godavari River
The River has been revered in Hindu scriptures for many millennia and continues to harbor and nourish a rich culture to heritage. In the past few decades, the river has been barricaded by several barrages and dams, keeping ahead of water which Lowers evaporation. Its broad river delta houses 729 persons / km2 nearly twice and Indian average population density and has a substantial risk of flooding, which would be exacerbated if the global sea level rose in lower parts.
4. Narmada River
Narmada River from Amarkantak Plateau in Anuppur District Madhya Pradesh. The Narmada River, also called the Reva and previously known as Narbada or anglicized as Nerbudda, is the 5th longest River in India, the largest west flowing river of Madhya Pradesh, the Gujarat state of India. It is also known as the " Life Line of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat" for its huge contribution to Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in many ways.
Narmada
At Bhedaghat in Jabalpur, India
The other Rivers which flow through the rift valley include the Damodar River in Chota Nagpur Plateau and Tapti.
The Periplus Maris Erythraei calls it the Nammadus, and the British Raj calls it the Nerbudda or Narbada, a Sanskrit word meaning" The River of Pleasure."
5. Kaveri River
The Kaveri River is an Indian river flowing through the States of Karnataka and Tamilnadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu district of Karnataka, at an elevation of 1,341 m above mean sea level and flows for about 800 km before its outfall into the Bay of Bengal. It reaches the sea in Poompuhar in Mayiladuthurai district.
Kaveri
Kaveri River in Srirangapatna
The Kaveri River delta is thickly populated. This delta is frequently affected by tropical cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal.
6. The Yamuna River
The Yamuna river is the second largest tributary river of the Ganga and the longest tributary in India.
Yamunotri glacier at the height of 6,387 meters on the southwestern slopes of Banderpooch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand merges with the Ganga at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, which is a site of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival held every 12 years.
The Yamuna
Vishram Ghat, on the Yamuna at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.
Like the Ganga, the Yamuna is highly venerated in Hinduism and worshipped as the goddess Yamuna. In Hinduism, she is the daughter of the Sun Deva, Surya, and the sister of Yama, the Deva of Death, hence also known as Yami. According to popular legends, bathing in its sacred waters frees one from the torments of Death.
7. Krishna River
The Krishna River is the fourth-biggest river in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Godavari, and Brahmaputra. The river is almost 1,288 km long. The river is also called Krishnaveni. It is one of the major sources of irrigation for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
Krishna River
Krishna River gorge by Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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