Read from Handout
Tips for Drainage System
What to Study in a River
- Source of River - Origin - Starting
- Mouth of River - Mouth - Ending
- States from which the River Flows
Addition from Current Affairs
- Add from the Current Affairs of News
- Add the District or Location only when it is in News
Pro Tip - Its Factual, Revise Again & Again
Rivers have to be Studied with their Tributaries
1 Himalayan Drainage System
1 Indus River System
River Indus and its Tributaries → Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Shyok, Shigar, Hunza, Zanskar etc
2 Ganga River System
River Ganga and its Tributaries → Yamuna, Son, Ram Ganga, Kosi, Gandak etc
3 Brahmaputra River System
Brahmaputra & Its Tributaries → SumanSari, Manas, Teesta etc
2 Peninsular River System
1 East Flowing Rivers - in Bay of Bengal → 78% Rivers
Ex : Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Vedai
2 West Flowing Rivers - in Arabian Sea → 21% Rivers
Ex : Narmada, Tapti, Zori, Mandavi
3 Inland Drainage → 01% Rivers
- Rivers Don’t Meet with Sea
Ex : Saraswati (Ghagghar), Luni
- Very Less