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Alternate/Ancient/Greek Names of Rivers
Present Day Name Alternate Name
Indus Sindhu (Ancient name)
Jhelum Vitasta (Ancient name); Hydaspes(Greek name)
Chenab Asikini (Ancient name); Chandrabhagha
Ravi Parusni (Ancient name); Airavati
Beas Vipasa (Ancient name); Hyphasis(Greek name)
Sutlej Sutudri (Ancient name); Zarodros (Greek name)
Brahmaputra Dihang; Tsangpo(Tibetan)
Luni Sagarmati
Rivers and their tributaries
River Tributaries
Ganga 1. Gomti 2. Ghaghra 3. Gandak 4. Kosi 5. Yamuna 6. Son 7. Hoogly
Yamuna 1. Chambal 2. Sindh 3. Betwa 4. Ken 5. Tons 6. Hindon
Godavari 1. Indravati 2. Manjira 3. Bindusara 4. Sarbari 5. Penganga 6.Pranahita
Krishna 1. Tungabhadra 2. Ghataprabha 3. Malaprabha 4. Bhima 5. Vedavati 6. Koyna
Cauvery 1. Kabini 2. Hemavathi 3. Simsha 4. Arkavati 5. Bhavani
Narmada 1. Amaravati 2. Bhukhi 3. Tawa 4. Banger
Indus 1. Sutlej 2. Dras 3. Zanskar 4. Shyok 5.Gilgit 6. Suru
Brahmaputra 1. Dibang 2. Lohit 3. Jia Bhoreli (Kameng) 4. Dikhow 5. Subansiri 6. Manas
Damodar 1. Barakar 2. Konar
Ravi 1. Budhil 2. Nai or Dhona 3. Seul 4. Ujh
Mahanadi 1. Seonath 2. Hasdeo 3. Jonk 4. Mand 5. Ib 6. Ong 7. Tel
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River and their places of origin
River Place of origin
Ganga Gangotri (Uttarakhand)
Indus Mansarovar (Tibet)
Narmada Maikal Hills, Amarkantak (MP)
Tapi/Tapti Satpura Range, Betul (MP)
Mahanadi Nagri Town (Chhattisgarh)
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Mahanadi Nagri Town (Chhattisgarh)
Brahmaputra Chemayungdung (Tibet)
Sutlej Mt Kailash (Tibet)
Beas Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh)
Godavari Nasik (Maharashtra)
Krishna Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)
Cauvery Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg (Karnataka)
Sabarmati Udaipur, Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)
Ravi Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)
Penner Nandi Hills, Chickballapur (Karnataka)
River water disputes and State involved
Dispute States Involved
Krishna Water dispute Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Mahadayi/Mandovi Water dispute Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Vansadhara Water dispute Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
Cauvery Water dispute Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry
Babhali Barrage issue Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
Mulla Periyar Dam issue Tamilnadu and Kerala
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