Longest rivers in India
India is known as the land of rivers for being source of rivers, its branches which are flowing across the country. India is the homeland of rivers because human civilisation was developed alongside rivers since the ancient period. Now, rivers are part of India’s social and economic life for contributing in various purposes. The wide range of rivers are divided according to different aspects like region wise and source of water. Rivers are mainly categorised into Himalayan ranges and peninsular regions out of which Himalayan rivers are filled with glaciers’ water and peninsular rivers are filled with rain water. As a result, Himalayan rivers are perennial in nature and peninsular rivers can be seen full of water during rainy season only. Rivers play different roles in our life so we must conserve river water and protect it from pollution. In this article, students will know much about Indian rivers, their origins, flowing places, total length and when it ends within ocean.
We use river water for various purposes like irrigation, producing electricity, mode of transportation etc. rivers are homeland or natural habitat aquatic animals, flora and fauna. For that it is crucial to maintain the ecological balance in rivers. For excessive use of river water, mixing of polluted water from industries with rivers, throwing garbage into rivers. Transporting of fuel vessels through rivers have made life of natural flora and fauna of rivers threatened. So, we should not forget about the life of aqua animals for focusing on our own needs. The longest rivers like Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra has originated from mountain glaciers and filled with the water of glaciers. Peninsular rivers lie within southern part of India, are connected to other parts of India and fall into Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea mainly. There are specific kind of rivers which originates and end within India only are called internal flown rivers like Luni. There are rivers where we can’t find water normally but water level is under sand like Falgu River. Ganga is the longest river of India which has numerous branch rivers, originated from the river and flown to different parts of the country. Such famous branch rivers are Yamuna, son, satadru, tista, torsa, kalindi, beas, sutlej etc.
Length-wise River names in India in descending order | Top 10
River Names |
Total Length |
(1) Indus River |
3180 KM |
(2) Brahmaputra River |
2900 KM |
(3) Ganga River |
2510 KM |
(4) Yamuna river |
1376 KM |
(5) Narmada River |
1312 KM |
(6) Tapi River |
724 KM |
(7) Godavari River |
1465 KM |
(8) Krishna River |
1400 KM |
(9) Cauvery River |
805 KM |
(10) Mahanadi River |
851 KM |
(11) Chambal River |
960 KM |
FAQs:
- What is the longest river of India?
Answer. Indus is the longest river of India with total length of 3180 km.
- Where can students find updated list of Indian rivers?
Answer. Students will find updated rivers list of India within this article.