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Inland Drainage
Inland Drainage is a river or stream that does not reach up to the sea and constitutes inland drainage.
These rivers are mostly present in the drier regions of the country like Western Rajasthan, Ladakh and Aksai Chin etc.
Luni River
Luni River also known as the Salt River (Lonari or Lavanavari in Sanskrit) is named so because its water is brackish below Balotra.
Its source lies to the west of Ajmer in the Aravalli range, Rajasthan.
It is the only river basin of any significance in Western Rajasthan, which forms the bulk of the arid zone.
Mahi River
Mahi River rises in the Vindhyan range in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.
The total length of Mahi is 583 km.
Mahi is one of the major interstate west-flowing rivers of India.
Sabarmati River
Sabarmati River is the name given to the combined streams the Sabar and the Hathmati.
It rises from the hills of Mewar in the Aravalli Range in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan.
The basin extends over the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Tapti River
Tapti River (or Tapi) is the second largest west flowing river of the Indian peninsula.
It originates from the Multai reserve forest in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh.
It is also known as ‘the twin’ or ‘the handmaid’ of the Narmada.