Peninsular Rivers

The Ghataprabha River is a vital right-bank tributary of the Krishna River system. It carves through the sandstone cliffs of Belagavi to create the horse-shoe-shaped Gokak Falls.

The Mettur Dam is one of the largest masonry structures in India, constructed across the Cauvery River in Tamil Nadu to regulate irrigation and power parameters for the lower basin.

The KWDT addresses water sharing friction regarding the Krishna River basin among the riparian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.

The Narmada-Son Lineament is a major geofracture zone cutting across central India, running parallel to the Vindhyan and Satpura mountains, heavily guiding the linear fault courses of the Narmada and Son rivers.

The Hemavati, Shimsha, and Arkavati rivers originate in Karnataka and flow into the Cauvery River system as its essential northern left-bank tributaries.

The Hirakud Dam is engineered across the Mahanadi River in Sambalpur, Odisha, forming a vital storage baseline for flood control and irrigation parameters.

The GWDT managed sharing agreements regarding the massive Godavari basin among the riparian states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha.

The Kabini, Bhavani, and Amaravati rivers originate in the Western Ghats/Nilgiri hills and merge as essential southern right-bank tributaries into the Cauvery River system.

The Ukai Dam (also known as Vallabh Sagar) is constructed across the Tapi River in Gujarat. It is the second-largest reservoir in Gujarat, structured to control floods and supply power.

The Son River flows through a deep structural strike valley bounded sharply to the north by the steep, fault-controlled escarpment of the Kaimur Range, preventing any northern tributary escapes until it reaches the open Gangetic plains.