Chapter-3 Drainage

Intro

Drainage

Figure 3.1

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Drainage System In India

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Figure 3.2 A Gorge

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Figure 3.3

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Drainage Patterns

The Himalayan Rivers

The Indus River System

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Figure 3.4

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The Ganga River System

Figure 3.5

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The Brahmaputra River System

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The Peninsular Rivers

The Narbada Basin

The Rapi Basin

The Godawari Basin

The Mahanadi Basin

The Krishna Basin

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The Kaveri Basin

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Lakes

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Figure 3.6

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Activity

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Role of Rivers in the Economy

River Pollution

National River Conservation Plans (NRCP)

Exercise

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