Himalayan Rivers In India Map

The western rivers combine into the indus basin. Bengal irrigation department issued a primary (yellow) alert in certain stretches along both the banks of the teesta and jaldhaka rivers. The rivers in india play an important role in the lives of the people.

Total area of himalayas is about five lakh square kilometres (area of india is nearly 32 lakh sq km). The indus itself forms the northern and western boundaries of the himalayas. Rivers like the ganges (with its tributaries kameika, yamuna, chambal, gomti), brahmaputra, godavari, mahanadi, kaveri, krishna and their principal tributaries flow into the bay of bengal.

Brahmaputra has total length of 3,969 kilometres (2,466 mi) as per latest mapping.

A river along with its tributaries may be called a river system. The major himalayan rivers are the indus, ganges, and brahmaputra. ¾ the main rivers sourced in the himalayas are the ganges, indus, yarlung, yangtze, yellow, mekong, and nujiang. A river along with its tributaries may be called a river system.