India abounds in rivers. Transcending down from the peaks of the Himalayas, the Ganga, yamuna, Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Indus and Jhelum and many of their tributaries wind their way across the northern states and merge into the Arabian sea or the Bay of Bengal. And from the vindhya Ranges in central India, the Narmada, Krishna, Kaveri Godaviari and their tributaries spread a web across the eastern and southern states of the country and finally find their way to the Bay of Bengal and the Indian ocean.
Despits their many similarities, all the rivers big or small are unique. They have a personality of their own as distinctive asthe landscape through which which 5hey flowm But you can only see these special qualities if you go closer and closer and watch the fascinating life in the flowing water and study the inter relation of plants and animals that dwell in it. Just a passing glance will not reveal the deep secrets you will then have the satisfaction of understanding the marvels of the living world of nature and the thrill of discovering a new life. Before we trace the course, the history and resources of the rivers of India, I would like to give you a basic and fundamental introduction to what is a River what are it's uses and explain how it is geographically divided into three parts the source of a River the channel if a River and the mouth of a river. It will help you to appreciate and understand the later chapters of the book as we go along.
A river is a large body of water that flows over land in a long channel Most of the rivers begin from the mountains or ever hills. The source of a river could be varied a melting glacier or a snowfield an over flowing lake or ever tiny springs meging into one as the river flows downwards in tis channel it receives more water from streams and other smakk rivers and also rain fall. The end of the river is the mouth where the water empylties into a larger river a lake or an ocean .
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