Bagmati River
Bagmati River is revered as a holy river by both Hindus and Buddhists. It is a trans-boundary river, flowing through both Nepal and India.
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.
Narmada River
Narmada River is the largest of all the west-flowing rivers of Peninsular India.
It rises from the Maikala range near the Amarkantak plateau in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh.
It flows through a rift valley between the Vindhyan Range on the north and the Satpura Range on the south.
Vaigai River
Vaigai River is the longest stream south of the Cauvery Delta.
It entirely lies in the state of Tamil Nadu.
It originates in Varusanadu Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range.
Ponnaiyar River
Ponnaiyar River is the South Pennar River that originates in the Nandi Hills in the Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka.
It is also known as Dakshina Pinakini in Kannada and Thenpennai in Tamil.
It is one of the east-flowing peninsular rivers in India, like Godavari and Krishna.
East Flowing Rivers in India
East Flowing Rivers in India are the rivers that start in west or central India and flow eastwards.
The major east-flowing rivers are the Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Mahanadi, Penna, Subarnarekha, Brahmani, Ponnaiyar, Vaigai River, etc.
Penna River
Penna River springs from the Nandi Durg peak in Karnataka.
It is also known as Uttara Pinakini or Northern pennar.
It is known by different names like pennar, penneru, and penner in different places.