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India: drainage and water resources

East-flowing Peninsular rivers

Practise 4 PYQs

Concepts to cover

  1. Mahanadi: Sihawa source, Hirakud dam, Seonath, Ib, Tel tributaries, Odisha delta
  2. Godavari (Dakshin Ganga): Trimbak source near Nashik, Pranhita (Wardha, Wainganga, Penganga), Indravati, Manjra, Sabari; Papikonda gorge
  3. Krishna: Mahabaleshwar source, Koyna, Bhima, Tungabhadra, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Musi; Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam; Kolleru not fed by it
  4. Cauvery: Talakaveri source, Hemavati, Kabini, Bhavani, Amaravati, Arkavati; Shivanasamudra, Srirangam and Tiruchirappalli; Cauvery basin protected areas
  5. Pennar (Gandikota gorge), Palar, Ponnaiyar, Vaigai, Tamraparni
  6. Subarnarekha (Hundru falls, Chotanagpur) and Brahmani (Sankh and Koel), Baitarani
  7. Rivers rising in the Eastern Ghats: Vamsadhara, Nagavali, Rushikulya, Sarada
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