Tapi
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Overview
The Tapi rises near Multai in Betul (Madhya Pradesh) and flows west through Maharashtra and Gujarat, in a rift valley parallel to the Narmada, to the sea at Surat.
Like the Narmada it forms an estuary, not a delta. It is one of the main peninsular rivers along with the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri and Narmada. (TAPI is also the name of the stalled Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India gas pipeline.)
Geography and key facts
- Source: Multai, Betul district (Madhya Pradesh)
- West-flowing through a rift valley
- Forms an estuary at Surat, not a delta
- States: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in dam/lake–river pairs (2010), the Omkareshwar project question (2008), rivers rising at Amarkantak (2007) and a Western Ghats statements question (2005).
Note for UPSC
Rises near Multai (Betul) and flows west through a rift valley to the sea at Surat.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2010 · Q95Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Dam/Lake — River…
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q128With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?…
- UPSC Prelims 2007 · Q82Which one among the following rivers originates at Amarkantak?…
- UPSC Prelims 2005 · Q79Which one of the following statements is not correct?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Tapi.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Tapi
- Extent on map
- 21.1°–21.8°N, 72.7°–78.2°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 4 questions · 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.