Ppt on north indian rivers

Its about major rivers of north India. It helps you all to know some information about north Indian river which flows in many north Indian states including Pakistan also. It contains major information of rivers. Hope you all like it.

1. north indian rivers

2. Meaning of geography T he study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities .

3. MEANING OF RIVER A  river  is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another  river . In some cases a  river  flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water.

4. Major rivers in north india INDUS (KAILASH RANGE) GANGA (BHAGIRATI) YAMUNA (JAMUNA) GOMATI GHAGHARA INDUS (TIBETAN PLATEAU) CHENAB JHELUM BEAS SUTLEJ RAVI

5. INDUS RIVER The  Indus originates  in the northern slopes of the Kailash range  in  Tibet  near Lake Manasarovar . It follows a north-westerly course through  Tibet . It enters Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir. LENGTH (KM) : 3100 AREA : 3,21,290 Sq.km ORIGINATES FROM : IN Tibet Kailash Range 5080 mts. ENDS IN : Arabian Sea PLACES BENEFITED: INDIA AND PAKISTAN

6. GANGA ( bhagirati ) The  river  is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga (the Ganges) from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda . The origin of the holy  river  is at Gaumukh , set in the  Gangotri  Glacier, and is a 19 km trek from Gangotri . LENGTH (KM) : 2480 AREA : 3,37,00 Sq. km ORIGINATES FROM : Gangotri ENDS IN : Bay of Bengal PLACES BENEFITED : U.P , U.K , Bihar , West Bengal

7. Yamuna ( jamuna ) Yamuna River , also called Jumna, major  river  of northern India, primarily in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh states. It is one of the country's most-sacred  rivers . The  Yamuna  rises on the slopes of the Bandarpunch massif in the Great Himalayas near Yamnotri ( Jamnotri ) in western Uttarakhand . LENGTH (KM) : 1370 AREA : 3,59,000 ORIGINATES FROM : Garhwall in Yamunotri ENDS IN : Bay of Bengal PLACES BENEFITED : Delhi, Haryana, U.K. , U.P.

8. GOMATI  The  Gomti  a monsoon and ground water fed  river originates from Gomat Taal  which formally known as Fulhaar jheel , near Madho Tanda , Pilibhit , India. It extends 960 kilometres (600 mi) through Uttar Pradesh and meets the Ganges  River  near Saidpur , Kaithi in Varanasi district . LENGTH (KM) : 900 AREA : N.A. ORIGINATES FROM : Gomat Taal ENDS IN : Ganges PLACES BENEFITED : U.P.

9. GHAGHARA Ghaghara River . ... It rises as the Karnali   River  (Chinese: Kongque He) in the high Himalayas  of southern Tibet Autonomous Region, China, and flows southeast through Nepal. Cutting southward across the Siwalik Range, it splits into two branches that rejoin south of the Indian border and form the  Ghaghara  proper . LENGTH 9KM) : 1080 AREA : 127,950 Sq. km ORIGINATES FROM : Himalayas ENDS IN : Ganges PLACES BENEFITED : UTTAR PRADESH

10. INDUS The  Indus River  (locally called  Sindhu ) is one of the longest rivers in Asia. Originating in the  Tibetan Plateau  in the vicinity of  Lake Manasarovar , the river runs a course through the  Ladakh  region of  Jammu and Kashmir ,  India , towards the  Gilgit-Baltistan  region of Kashmir and the  Hindukush  ranges, and then flows in a southerly direction along the entire length of Pakistan to merge into the  Arabian Sea  near the port city of  Karachi  in  Sindh . [1] [2]  It is the  longest river  and  national river  of  Pakistan . [ LENGTH (KM) : 3200 AREA : 1,165,000 Sq. km. ORIGINATES FROM : Tibetan Plateau ENDS IN : Arabian Sea PLACES BENEFITED : Kashmir ( india ) , Pakistan , China

11. CHENAB   Bhaga   River originates  from “Surya Tal” lake located few kilometres east in  Bara - Lach   La  Pass and the Chandra  River originates  from glaciers located at the east of the pass. After entering in Punjab Valley,  Chenab River  is joined by  River Jhelum  at Trimmu and then by  River  Ravi at Ahmadpur Siyal in Pakistan LENGTH (KM) : 960 AREA : N.A. ORIGINATES FROM : Bara – lacha la ENDS IN : Indus PLACES BENEFITED : Himachal Pradesh, J & K (India) , Pakistan

12. jhelum The  Jhelum River   is a river in northern  India  and eastern  Pakistan . It is the westernmost of the five rivers of the  Punjab region , and passes through the  Kashmir Valley . It is a  tributary  of the  Indus River . LENGTH (KM): 813 AREA : N.A. ORIGINATES FROM : Pir Panjal Range ENDS IN : Chenab River PLACES BENEFITED : J&K (INDIA) , Pakistan

13. beas The  pass  lies on the watershed between the Chenab and  Beas  basins. On the southern side of this  pass , the  Beas River  emerges from underground and flows southward and on its northern side, the Chandra  River (flows from the eastern Himalayas), a source stream of the  river  Chenab, flows westward . LENGTH (KM) : 470 AREA : 20,303 Sq. km. ORIGINATES FROM : Rohtang Pass ENDS IN : Sutlej PLACES BENEFITED : H.P. , Punjab (India) , Pakistan

14. ravi The  Ravi River is a  transboundary river  crossing northwestern  India  and eastern  Pakistan . It is one of six rivers of the  Indus  System in  Punjab region .   The waters of Ravi are allocated to India under  Indus Water Treaty . Under the  Indus Waters Treaty  of 1960, the waters of the Ravi and five other rivers are divided between India and Pakistan. Subsequently, the  Indus Basin Project  has been developed in Pakistan and many inter-basin water transfers,  irrigation ,  hydropower and multipurpose projects have been built in  India . LENGTH (KM) : 720 (450 mi) AREA : - ORIGINATES FROM : Himachal Pradesh ENDS IN : Chenab River PLACES BENEFITED : H.P. , Punjab ( india ) , Pakistan

15. sutlej The  Sutlej River   is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of  Punjab  in northern  India  and  Pakistan . The Sutlej River is also known as  Satadree . [2]  It is addressed as  Shatarudra  by the  Gorkhalis . [3]  It is the easternmost  tributary  of the  Indus River . LENGTH (KM) : 1450 AREA : 66,317 Sq.km. ORIGINATES FROM : Mount Kailash ENDS IN : Arabian Sea PLACES BENEFITED : H.P. , Punjab ( india ) , Pakistan

16. Thank you Prepared by : Priya Choubey Class : B.A. final yr. SUB. : GEOGRAPHY (India & Chattisgarh ) TOPIC : North Indian Rivers Submit to : Sheela Shridhar