Which state is Narmada valley in?
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Which state is Narmada valley in?
Madhya Pradesh
Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) concerns Narmada River, the river of Madhya Pradesh. With 87\% of its catchment area lying in Madhya Pradesh, it becomes all the more important for the state to exploit this enormous water resource.
What is the second name of Narmada?
Narmada River, also called Narbada or Nerbudda, river in central India that has always been an important route between the Arabian Sea and the Ganges (Ganga) River valley. The river was called Namade by the 2nd-century-ce Greek geographer Ptolemy.
Which city is Narmada river?
Jabalpur
Vadodara
Narmada River/Cities
What is the tributaries of Narmada basin?
Its principal tributaries are the Burhner, the Halon, the Heran, the Banjar, the Dudhi, the Shakkar, the Tawa, the Barna ,the Kolar, the Ganjal, the Beda, the Goi, and the Orsang.
Which of the following districts is part of Narmada basin?
Narmada River
| Narmada | |
|---|---|
| State | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
| City | Hoshangabad, Budhni, Jabalpur, Dindori, Narsinghpur Harda, Mandhata, Omkareshwar, Barwaha, Maheshwar, Mandla, Bharuch, Rajpipla, Sinor (Vadodara District), Dabhoi (Vadodara District), Karjan (Vadodara District), Dharampuri |
| Physical characteristics |
Which dam is built on Narmada river?
Sardar Sarovar Dam
Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD), on the Indian Narmada river, is located in the village of Kevadia in the state of Gujarat. It is one of the largest and most controversial interstate, multipurpose river valley infrastructure development projects in the country.
Where does Narmada get its water?
In the lower hilly regions, Narmada receives the Goi from the left and the Uri, the Hatni from the right. The Karjan from the left and the Orsang from the right are important tributaries joining the river in the lower plains. Finally, the river drains into the Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea).
Which type of river is Narmada?
It is one of only two major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west (longest west flowing river), along with the Tapti River. It is one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, bordered by the Satpura and Vindhya ranges….Narmada River.
| Narmada | |
|---|---|
| • maximum | 11,246 m3/s (397,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries |
In which Indian states did Narmada basin formed?
It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat….Narmada River.
| Narmada | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
Why does Narmada flow from east to west?
The two major west flowing rivers are the Narmada and the Tapi. This exceptional behavior is because these rivers didn’t form valleys and instead they flow through faults (linear rift, rift valley, trough) created due to the bending of the northern peninsula during the formation process of Himalayas.
In which states of India the basin of the Indus is located?
Within India, the Indus Basin lies in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and UT Jammu & Kashmir, .