6 Drainage System - River System of India

Read from Handout
Tips for Drainage System
What to Study in a River
  1. Source of River - Origin - Starting
  1. Mouth of River - Mouth - Ending
  1. States from which the River Flows
Addition from Current Affairs
  1. Add from the Current Affairs of News
  1. 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
  1. Rivers Don’t Meet with Sea
    1. Ex : Saraswati (Ghagghar), Luni
  1. Very Less

Why Majority of Rivers Flow from West to East