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Jadh Ganga rises north of Mana Pass from the Lambi glacier, where the river is known as Lambi Gad (Lambi River). Though administered by India, this area lies near the Line of Actual Control , the disputed de facto border between India and China, and is also claimed by China as part of Zanda County of Tibet .
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
The Deccan rivers system consists of rivers in Peninsular India, that drain into the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. There are numerous short coastal rivers, predominantly on the West coast. There are few inland rivers, which do not drain into sea. [2] [3] Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India.
As per the classification of Food and Agriculture Organization, the rivers systems are combined into 20 river units, which includes 14 major rivers systems and 99 smaller river basins grouped into six river units. The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin is the largest, which covers 34% of the land area and contributes to nearly 59% of the available ...
The National Waterway 1 (NW-1) or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal via Patna and Bhagalpur in Bihar across the Ganges river. [1] It is 1,620 km (1,010 mi) long, [2] making it the longest waterway in India. [3]
River Names A Aalaniya River Aamjhar River Aheri River Ahu River Andheri River Anas River Arvari River: B Bajaan Bainthalee River Baandee River Bandi River. Bandi River, Eastern rajasthan Bhagani River Banganga River Banas River Barani Baranee Berach River Bhadar Nadi Bilaas Botadi River. C Chakan River Chambal River Chandrabhaaga River Chap ...
The Kanwar (or Kānvar/ Kāvaḍ) Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (Hindustani: [कावड़िया]) or "Bhole" (Hindustani: [भोले]), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri (Uttarakhand) and Ajgaibinath Temple in Sultanganj, Bhagalpur in order to fetch holy waters of Ganges River.
The Bharathappuzha ("River of Bhārata"), also known as the Nila River or Ponnani River, [3] is a river in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. With a length of 209 km, [ 1 ] it is the second longest river that flows through Kerala after the Periyar . [ 4 ]