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    This document provides information about rivers in India including their ancient and Greek names, tributaries, places of origin and confluence, and inter-state water disputes. It lists the tributaries of major rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery. It also mentions the places of origin of rivers such as Ganga, Yamuna, Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Brahmaputra and Sabarmati. Furthermore, it identifies places where rivers converge including Panchprayag where five rivers meet and Allahabad where Ganga and Yamuna converge. The document concludes by outlining major inter-state river water disputes over Krishna, Mahadayi, V

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    This document provides information about rivers in India including their ancient and Greek names, tributaries, places of origin and confluence, and inter-state water disputes. It lists the tributaries of major rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery. It also mentions the places of origin of rivers such as Ganga, Yamuna, Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Brahmaputra and Sabarmati. Furthermore, it identifies places where rivers converge including Panchprayag where five rivers meet and Allahabad where Ganga and Yamuna converge. The document concludes by outlining major inter-state river water disputes over Krishna, Mahadayi, V

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    This document provides information about rivers in India including their ancient and Greek names, tributaries, places of origin and confluence, and inter-state water disputes. It lists the tributaries of major rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery. It also mentions the places of origin of rivers such as Ganga, Yamuna, Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Brahmaputra and Sabarmati. Furthermore, it identifies places where rivers converge including Panchprayag where five rivers meet and Allahabad where Ganga and Yamuna converge. The document concludes by outlining major inter-state river water disputes over Krishna, Mahadayi, V

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    Alternate/Ancient/Greek Names of Rivers


    Present Day Name
    Alternate Name
    Indus
    Sindhu (Ancient name); Singi Khamban (Tibetan name)
    Jhelum

    Vitasta (Ancient name); Hydaspes(Greek name)

    Chenab
    Ravi

    Asikini (Ancient name); Chandrabhagha


    Parusni (Ancient name); Airavati

    Beas
    Sutlej
    Brahmaputra

    Vipasa (Ancient name); Hyphasis(Greek name)


    Sutudri (Ancient name); Zarodros (Greek name); Langechen Khambab (Tibetan name)
    Dihang; Tsangpo(Tibetan name)

    Krishna
    Luni
    Betwa

    Krsnavena, Krsnaveni, Kanhapenna (Ancient names)


    Sagarmati
    Vetravati

    Chambal

    Charmanvati

    Gandak

    Sadanira

    Gandak
    Kosi

    Sadanira
    Kausika

    Rivers and their tributaries


    River
    Ganga
    Yamuna

    Tributaries
    1. Gomti 2. Ghaghra 3. Gandak 4. Kosi 5. Yamuna 6. Son 7. Hoogly
    1. Chambal 2. Sindh 3. Betwa 4. Ken 5. Tons 6. Hindon

    Godavari
    Krishna
    Cauvery

    1. Indravati 2. Manjira 3. Bindusara 4. Sarbari 5. Penganga 6.Pranahita


    1. Tungabhadra 2. Ghataprabha 3. Malaprabha 4. Bhima 5. Vedavati 6. Koyna
    1. Kabini 2. Hemavathi 3. Simsha 4. Arkavati 5. Bhavani

    Narmada
    1. Amaravati 2. Bhukhi 3. Tawa 4. Banger
    Indus
    1. Sutlej 2. Dras 3. Zanskar 4. Shyok 5.Gilgit 6. Suru
    Brahmaputra 1. Dibang 2. Lohit 3. Jia Bhoreli (Kameng) 4. Dikhow 5. Subansiri 6. Manas
    Damodar
    Ravi

    1. Barakar 2. Konar
    1. Budhil 2. Nai or Dhona 3. Seul 4. Ujh

    Mahanadi

    1. Seonath 2. Hasdeo 3. Jonk 4. Mand 5. Ib 6. Ong 7. Tel

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    River and their places of origin


    River

    Place of origin

    Ganga
    Yamuna
    Indus

    Gangotri (Uttarakhand)
    Yamunotri (Uttarakhand)
    Mansarovar (Tibet)

    Narmada

    Maikal Hills, Amarkantak (MP)

    Tapi/Tapti

    Satpura Range, Betul (MP)

    Tapi/Tapti

    Satpura Range, Betul (MP)

    Mahanadi Nagri Town (Chhattisgarh)


    Brahmaputra Chemayungdung (Tibet)
    Sutlej
    Mt Kailash (Tibet)
    Beas
    Godavari

    Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh)


    Nasik (Maharashtra)

    Krishna
    Cauvery
    Sabarmati

    Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)
    Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg (Karnataka)
    Udaipur, Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)

    Ravi
    Penner

    Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)


    Nandi Hills, Chickballapur (Karnataka)

    Rivers and their places of confluence


    Rivers
    Alaknanda and Dhauliganga

    Place of confluence
    Vishnuprayag (Uttarakhand)

    Alaknanda and Nandakini


    Alaknanda and Pindar
    Alaknanda and Mandikini

    Nandaprayag (Uttarakhand)
    Karnaprayag (Uttarakhand)
    Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

    Alaknanda and Bhagirathi


    Devprayag (Uttarakhand)
    Ganges and Yamuna
    Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)
    Yamuna, Chambal, Pahuj, Sind and Kuwari Pachanada (Etawah dist of UP)
    Ganges and Kosi
    Yamuna and Betwa
    Krishna and Tungabhadra

    Kurusela (Katihar dist of Bihar)


    Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh)
    Alampur (Mahbubnagar dist of Telangana)

    Godavari and Indravati


    Tunga and Bhadra
    Ganges and Gandak

    Bhadrakali (Bijapur dist of Chhattisgarh)


    Koodli (Shimoga dist of Karnataka)
    Hajipur (Bihar)

    Sutlej and Beas

    Harike Wetland (Punjab)

    The first 5 are together known as Panchprayag.

    The first 5 are together known as Panchprayag.


    River water disputes and State involved
    Dispute
    States Involved
    Krishna Water dispute
    Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra
    Mahadayi/Mandovi Water dispute Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra
    Vansadhara Water dispute
    Cauvery Water dispute

    Andhra Pradesh and Odisha


    Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry

    Babhali Barrage issue


    Mulla Periyar Dam issue

    Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra


    Tamilnadu and Kerala

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