Major Rivers of Madhya Pradesh-मध्य प्रदेश की प्रमुख नदियाँ

Narmada

• Origin: From Amarkantak, Anuppur district.
• End: Bharuch, Gulf of Khambat, Arabian Sea
• Flows through: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat
• Length: 1,312 km

Tributaries:

Right Tributaries- Hiran River, Tendoni River, Choral River, Kolar River,

Left Tributaries- Burhner River, Banjar River, Sher River, Shakkar River, Dudhi River, Tawa River.

Projects: Sardar Sarovar Dam (Navegaon Gujarat), Maheshwar Dam (Maheshwar), Maan Dam (Dhar), Indira Sagar Dam (Khandwa), Bargi Dam (Bargi, Jabalpur), Goi Dam (Badwani), JobatDam(Jhabua).

- It is also known as the "Life Line of  Madhya Pradesh"

-It flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges.

-Major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west (longest west-flowing river), along with the Tapti River and the Mahi River.

-Main waterfalls on this river are-

 DoodhDhara (Anuppur), Kapil Dhara (Anuppur), Doodh Sagar/Dhua dhar at Bhera ghat (Jabalpur), Sahastdhara (Maheshwar), Dardi (Badwah) at Khandva district.

Betwa

• Origin: Kumaragaon in Raisen District, Vindhyachal hills
• End: the Yamuna in Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh)
• Flows through: Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
• Length: 480 Km
• Tributaries: Kaliasote, Halali, Bah, Sagar, Budhna, Jamni, Bina
• Projects: 

Rajghat Dam (Ashok Nagar District), Matatila Dam (Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh), Parichha Dam (Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh), Dhurwara Dam (Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh).

The Betwa or Betravati is a river in Northern India and a tributary of the Yamuna.

Betwa is mentioned in the epic Mahabharata as Vetravati River which means containing reeds.

Chambal

• Origin: JanapavHills ,Vindhya Range ,South of MHOW ,Indore
• End: Yamuna River at Etawah(Uttar Pradesh)
• Flows through: Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
• Length: 885 km
• Chambal river is the 2^nd longest river in Madhya Pradesh 
• Tributaries: Left Tributaries- Banas, Mej.
• Right Tributaries Kali Sindh, - Parbati, Shipra
• Projects: Gandhi Sagar Dam (Mandsaur), Rana Pratap Sagar Dam (Rawatbhata‎ ‎District‎, Rajasthan), Jawahar Sagar Dam (Kota, Rajasthan), Kota Barrage (Kota, Rajasthan)
• Chambal is known as Charmanyavatiin Mahabharata, which means originating from the blood of a thousand animals sacrificed.                                                                                                                                                 

The National Chambal Sanctuary is also located on the banks of the Chambal River .

Mahi

• Origin: Minda Village in Dhar District
• End: Gulf of Khambat in the Arabian Sea
• Flows through: Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat
• Length: 580Km
• Tributaries: Som, Jakham, Moran, Anas and Bhadar
• Projects: Banswara Dam/ Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam (Banswara, Rajasthan), Wankbori Dam (Wanakbori, Gujarat), Kadana Dam (Mahisagar, Gujarat)

• It is one of the many west-flowing rivers in India, along with the Tapti River, Sabarmati River, Luni River (Endorheic River), and the Narmada River.

  Mahi River cuts the Topic of Cancer two times.

  Flow: The Mahi River flows through the districts of Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, and Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh.

  The Mahi River flows through 3 states  Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & and Gujarat

Son

• Origin: Amarkantak in Anuppur district
• End: Ganga in Patna(Bihar)
• Flows through: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar
• Length: 784 Km
• 3rd longest river in MP.
• Tributaries: Left Tributaries- Ghaghar River, Johilla River, Chhoti Mahanadi River
• Right Tributaries- Gopad River, Rihand River, Kanhar River, North Koel River
• Projects: Bansagar Dam (shahdol, Madhya Pradesh),

 Sindh

• Origin: Malwa Plateau in Vidhisha district
• End: the Yamuna in Jalaun (Uttar Pradesh)
• Flows through: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
• Length: 470 Km
• Tributaries: Pahuj, Mahuar, Kunwari, Vaisali
• Projects: Manikheda Dam (Shivpuri)

It has a total length of 470 kms, out of which 461 kms are in Madhya Pradesh and 9 kms are in Uttar Pradesh.

Joins the Yamuna River in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, just after the confluence of the Chambal River with the Yamuna River.

Tapti

• Origin: Multai (Mul  +Tapti) in Betul district
• End: Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea
• Flows through: Maharashtra, Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh
• Length: 724 Km
• Tributaries: Purna River, Ganjal River, Ambhora River,  Girna River

Tapi River is one of only three rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west – the others being the Narmada River and Mahi River.

Tapti River at Surat was used as the major ports for the purpose of exports of goods and also as an important halt destination for the Muslim pilgrimage called Haj to Mecca.

Shipra

• Origin: KakriBardi in Indore district
• End: Chambal in Mandsaur district
• Flows through: Madhya Pradesh and Rajashthan
• Length: 195Km
• Tributaries: Khan River, Gambhir

The holy city of Ujjain is located on the right bank of the Shipra River.

The famous Simhasta (Kumbha) Mela takes place in the ghats of this city, once every 12 years.(Last simhasta-2016Next-2028)

 Ken

• Origin: Vindhyachal Mountains in Katni District
• End: the Yamuna in Banda (Uttar Pradesh)
• Flows through: Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
• Length: 427Km
• Tributaries: Left Tributaries- Bawas, Dewar, Kaith and Baink
• Right Tributaries- Kopra and Bearma
• Projects: Gangau Dam (Khajuraho)

It is a tributary of the Yamuna River.

The Ken-Betwa Inter Linking of River Project

The Ken-Betwa Inter Linking of River Project aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken River to the Betwa basin through a concrete canal to irrigate India’s worst drought-prone Bundelkhand region.

The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the first project under the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers.

The Project has two phases.

Under Phase-I, Daudhan Dam complex (along with Low and High Level Tunnels) and Ken-Betwa Link Canal and Powerhouses will be completed.

The Daudhan Dam will be built on the Ken river within the Panna Tiger Reserve. The dam will generate 103 MW of hydroelectric power.

Under Phase-II, there are 3 components. Under this, Lower Orr dam, Bina Complex Project and Kotha Barrage will be constructed.

This project will benefit people across the districts of MP and UP i.e. Tikamgarh, Panna and Chhatarpur districts in MP and Jhansi, Banda, Lalitpur and Mahoba districts in UP.

A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority (KBLPA) will be set up to implement the project.

 Tons (Tamsa)

• Origin: Kaimur Range/Vindhyal ranges/ in Satna District
• End: Ganga in Balia (Uttar Pradesh)
• Flows through: Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
• Length: 264Km
• Tributaries: Beehar River, Mahana River, Odda River, Belah River
• Projects: Ganges Barrage. Matatila Dam. Parichha Dam. Rajghat Dam. Rihand Dam. Lower Sharda Barrage.

 Tamsa River is a tributary of the River Ganga.

-Chachai Falls is on the Beehar River, a tributary of the Tamas .

Tawa river –

The Tawa is the Narmada's largest tributary, at 172 km.

 It rises in the Satpura Range of Betul and flowing north and west, joins the Narmada at the village of Bandra Bhan in Hoshangabad District.

India's oldest forest preserve, the Bori Reserve Forest, was established in 1865 along the Tawa.

The Bori Reserve Forest is part of the Bori Sanctuary, which is part of the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve.

Kanh river-

Kanh rises from the Kakri Bardi hills which is also the source of the Shipra River.

It later joins Saraswati, which further joins Shipra, then Chambal, then Yamuna and finally into the Ganga river.

The name 'Kanh' is a cognate of Kanha .

Kanh has faced massive pollution due to the flow of sewage from industries. As an additional load, the household drainage is also dumped into the Kanh without any purification or cleaning.

The river, along with the Saraswati River, is a part of the Smart City Indore project,

Cities and their Riverbanks

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