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Revision note: Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers

  • Patterns: dendritic (plains), radial (Amarkantak), centripetal (Loktak), trellis
  • Antecedent: Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra
  • Indus Treaty 1960: east (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India; west (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan; in abeyance Apr 2025
  • Ganga: Bhagirathi + Alaknanda at Devprayag; Yamuna joins at Prayagraj; Kosi = Sorrow of Bihar
  • Brahmaputra: Tsangpo → Siang/Dihang → braided in Assam
  • Godavari longest peninsular; Narmada and Tapi flow west in rift valleys
  • Ken–Betwa first river-link project
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