KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / KAVERI SYSTEM / PENINSULAR RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / KAVERI SYSTEM / PENINSULAR RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / KAVERI SYSTEM / PENINSULAR RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

·      The river Kaveri is the most southerly among the major rivers of the peninsular region flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It is commonly known as ‘Dakshina Ganga’

·      It rises in the Brahmagiri Hills in Coorg district and flows towards the coast.

·      It descends from South Karnataka Plateau to the Tamil Nadu Plains through the famous Sivasamudram waterfalls.

·      The river island Srirangam is in its middle course.

·      About 3% of the Kaveri basin falls in Kerala, 41% in Karnataka and 56% in Tamil Nadu.

·      The Cauvery water Dispute Tribunal gave its final verdict in 2006. It ordered Karnataka to release 192 TMCFT water to Tamil Nadu every year.

·      River Pennar rises in the Kolar district of Karnataka

·      Its major tributaries are the Chitravati and the Papaghni. It enters the sea near the town of Nellore.

·      There are three major rivers – Narmada, Tapti and Sabarmati flowing into the Arabian Sea from the Peninsular region. Narmada and Tapti are the major west flowing rivers of India. They drain into the Gulf of Cambay in the Arabian Sea.

·      The river Narmada rises in the Amarkantak plateau, flows through a rift valley and makes a number of waterfalls. The Marble Falls near Jabalpur is a famous fall on this river.

·      The Sardar Sarovaar Project has been constructed on this river.

·      The Tapti (Tapi) rises near Betul district in Madhya Pradesh. The Purna, flowinf from the Gawilgarh Hills, is the most important tributary joining the Tapti near Bhusawal.

·      Nearly 79 percent of its basin lies in Maharashtra 15 percent in Madhya Pradesh and the remaining 6 percent in Gujarat.

·      Satpura Mountain range lies between Narmada and Tapti

·      The Sabarmati rises in the Aravallis in Rajasthan and flows into the Gulf of Cambay in Gujarat.

·      It is an area of internal drainage and the only river rising or flowing through this territory is the river Luni

·      The river Luni rises in the Aravalli Ranges and enters the Arabian Sea through the Rann of Kutch.

·      For most of the year, Luni is dry.

 KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / KAVERI SYSTEM / PENINSULAR RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE