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  Tapti River
The river rises in the eastern Satpura Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya Pradesh's Nimar region, Maharashtra 's Kandesh and east Vidarbha regions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and South Gujarat before emptying into the Gulf Of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the State of Gujarat.
The principal tributaries of the Tapti River are the Purna River, Girna River, Panzara River, Waghur River, Bori River and Aner River.
The river is dammed by Hatnur Dam in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
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  Rivers in Maharashtra,Major Rivers in Maharashtra,Famous Maharashtra Rivers
The principal tributaries of the river are the Parvara, the Purna, the Manjra, the Penganga, the Wardha, the Wainganga, the Indravati and the Kolab.
Manyad and Lendi are the tributaries of the river.
Vaitarna is the principal river of Thane district.
www.indiantravelportal.com /maharashtra/rivers   (1831 words)

  
 India - A Land Where Indianess Thrives, About India
Listen to the seers and the folklorists, to the waters of the perennial rivers and the echoes from the immortal gigantic mountains.
This region is a highland zone rising to the chain of the Vindhya Mountains - forming the land of the river Cauvery Long revered by the people of India, for the bounties offertility bestowed by the gentle waters, this river flows from the azure mountains of the Nilgiris.
Legends in India have it that the mere sight of this river is enough to cleanse one’s soul, as against a dip in the Ganga or seven in the Yamuna.
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  Tapti River - Japan
The river rises in the Eastern Satpura Range of Southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya Pradesh's Nimar region, Maharashtra's Kandesh and east Vidarbha regions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and South Gujarat before emptying into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the; State of Gujarat.
The principal tributaries of the Tapti River are the Purna River, Girna River, Panzara River, Waghur River, Bori River and Aner River.
The river is dammed by Hatnur Dam in Jalgaon, Maharashtra and Ukai Dam near Fort Songadh, Gujarat.
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 Tapti River at AllExperts
The river rises in the eastern Satpura Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya Pradesh's Nimar region, Maharashtra's Kandesh and east Vidarbha regions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and South Gujarat before emptying into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the State of Gujarat.
The principal tributaries of the Tapti River are the Purna River, Girna River, Panzara River, Waghur River, Bori River and Aner River.
The river is dammed by Hatnur Dam in Jalgaon, Maharashtra and Ukai Dam near Fort Songadh, Gujarat.
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 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
The river rises in the Eastern Satpura Range of Southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya Pradesh's Nimar region, Maharashtra's Kandesh and east Vidarbha regions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and South Gujarat before emptying into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the State of Gujarat.
The principal tributaries of the Tapti River are the Purna River, Girna River, Panzara River, Waghur River, Bori River and Aner River.
The river is dammed by Hatnur Dam in Jalgaon, Maharashtra and Ukai Dam near Fort Songadh, Gujarat.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for river   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
River, west-central Florida, U.S. It rises in Polk county and flows south and southwest into Charlotte Harbor on the southwestern coast.
The Bekhme dam project in Kurdistan Iraq: a threat to the archaeology of the archaeology of the upper Zagros river valley.
River rise slowing, expected to crest Friday: Victorians urged to avoid streets that are prone to flooding.
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 Tapti River in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Tapti is one of the major rivers in central India that flows into the Arabian Sea.
Rising in the Gawilgarh Hills of the central Deccan Plateau in south-central Madhya Pradesh state, the river flows through the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat on its way into the Gulf of Khambhat.
The river Tapti flows in generally parallel course, between 80 and 160 km to the south of the Narmada.
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 Britannicaindia.com: Britannica Browse
It is situated in the Mackenzie River delta near the Yukon border.
An important road and rail junction in the Tapti River valley, it is a commercial...
river in southern Alabama, U.S. It is formed by the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Montgomery, winds westward to Selma,...
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 Untitled Document
The Sharavathi River basin lies in the latitude 75° 17'38” to 75° 17'38” and longitude 14° 25'08 to 13° 42'36”.
Sharavathi River Basin has the monsoon period from May to October, followed by winter from November to January and summer from February to May. The average rainfall variation in the sub-basin ranges from 1200 mm to 5000 mm.
Soils in the region are mainly lateritic in origin and tend to be predominantly acidic and reddish to brownish in colour.
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 Rivers In India,Major Rivers of India,Major Indian Rivers,Major Rivers In India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
That the river is of such spiritual significance for the Hindus is borne out by the fact that a dip in the Ganga is believed to absolve one of all sins.
The source of the river is considered to be in Plakasha Prasravana in the Himalayan mountains and the place where the river disappears is called Vinasana.
The rivers of the Indian peninsular plateau are mainly fed by rain.
www.indiasite.com /land/rivers.html   (981 words)

  
 Tapti Basin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The river flows for 188 Kms., in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh and runs along the common border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra for a length of 58 Kms.
from the source the Tapti river leaves, the border of Maharshtra and Madhya Pradesh, and enters Khandwa district of M.P. and flowing 86 kms., re-enters Maharshtra.
The Tapti Basin extends from Longitude 74*30' to 78*21' and Latitude from 22*01' to 21*04'.
www.mp.nic.in /wrd/About_WRD/Tapti_Jpg.html   (269 words)

  
 Surat facing flood fury, thousands evacuated
Ahmedabad, Aug 7 (IANS) The Tapti river was threatening to maroon Surat city Monday as the army was pressed in rescue and relief efforts in south Gujarat where many dams witnessed water levels crossing the danger mark following heavy rain.
The Tapti, passing through the city, was in spate and its waters had entered Varaccha and Rander neighbourhoods of the city.
The Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river was flowing at the 127.4-metre danger mark posing flood threat for 26 villages settled downstream.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kandesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Unlike the rest of the Deccan, whose rivers rise in the Western Ghats and flow eastward to the Bay of Bengal, the Tapti flows westward from headwaters in eastern Maharashtra to empty into the Arabian Sea.
None of the rivers is navigable, and the Tapti flows in a deep bed which historically made it difficult to use for irrigation.
Most of Kandesh lies south of the Tapti, and is drained by its tributaries the Girna, Bori and Panjhra.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kandesh   (598 words)

  
 Rivers in India - river Indian
Rivers of the inland system, centered in western Rajasthan state, are few and frequently disappear in years of scant rainfall.
The Ganga River basin, India's largest, includes approximately 25 percent of the nation's area; it is bounded by the Himalayas in the north and the Vindhya Range to the south.
The waters of the river have been a source of irrigation since antiquity; in the early 1990s, an estimated 95 percent of the Kaveri was diverted for agricultural use before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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 Encyclopædia Britannica Australia -
An important road and rail junction in the Tapti River valley, it is a commercial centre trading chiefly in cotton.
Akwa Ibom is bounded by the Cross River on the east and by the Bight of Biafra of the Atlantic Ocean...
river in southern Alabama, U.S. It is formed by the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Montgomery, winds westward to Selma, and then flows southward.
www.britannica.com.au /britannica_browse/a/a25.html   (1612 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tapti River
It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 km.
The Tapti River basin extends over an area of 65,145 km² which is nearly two percent of the total area of India.
Major crossings of the river include a road bridge Sawalde in Dhule for National Highway 3, and a railway bridge at Bhusawal for the Bhusawal - Khandwa section of the Central Railway.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tapti_River   (579 words)

  
 Old Maps and Sea Charts of the Indian Ocean by Grace Galleries of Harpswell Maine
Inland regions are mountainous with many rivers and small towns and settlements, while the region of Bengal (present day Pakistan) is noted as being 'land unknown.' Chart includes a very decorative title cartouche with leaf, flower and scroll motifs.(Included in De La Harpe's Voyages.
The River Sind flows southward toward the Great India Desert, and map includes a portion of Beloochistan, Jesulmer and Jodhpoor and depicts major cities, towns and villages in fine detail.
Depicts the Bay of Bengal and the mouth of the Ganges River.
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 Famous Rivers of Madhya Pradesh,Rivers of MP,Famous Madhya Pradesh Rivers in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Narmada,Chambal, Betwa, Shipra, Sone, Mahanadi, Indrawati and Tapti are the famous rivers flowing in the plains of Madhya Pradesh.
This river originates at a height of 762m in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh (to the south of the Satpura Range).
Princess Narmada (the river) was the daughter of King Maikal (the mountain).
www.indiasite.com /madhyapradesh/rivers.html   (1532 words)

  
 bihartimes.com : A Passage to Bihar
Ahmedabad, Aug 7 (IANS) The Tapti river was threatening to maroon Surat city Monday as the army was pressed in rescue and relief efforts in south Gujarat where many dams witnessed water levels crossing the danger mark following heavy rain.
The Tapti, passing through the city, was in spate and its waters had entered Varaccha and Rander neighbourhoods of the city.
The Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river was flowing at the 127.4-metre danger mark posing flood threat for 26 villages settled downstream.
www.bihartimes.com /news06/marchall/Aug/07aug04.html   (504 words)

  
 Sacred Rivers of India
Almost all rivers, lakes, springs are attributed some degree of holiness and are often associated with the local pantheon of Gods and Goddesses.
Funeral rites are always held near rivers; the son of the deceased pours water on the burning funeral pyre so that the soul cannot escape and return to Earth as a ghost.
It is forbidden to spit, urinate or wash one’s hands in rivers, for fear of blemishing the water’s sacredness.
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 outlookindia.com | wired
Low-lying areas in the vicinity of Tapti river like Rander are in ten-feet deep water, official sources said adding that the water levels are steadily rising in the other parts of the city.
Tapti is flowing above the Makaipura bridge on the river and those stranded on one side of the river cannot go to other side, officials said.
According to a report from Vadodara, 5,000 people living on the banks of river Vishwamitri in Vadodara city have been shifted to higher places as the water level in the river reached the danger mark.
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 info: Tapti_River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
OverflowingPrevious: Overflowing The Tapti River overflows at Surat.
Surat City of Gujarat State Surat is bordered on one side by the Tapti River and on the other by a brick wall.
Unlike the rest of the Deccan, whose rivers rise in the Western Ghats and flow eastward to the Bay of...
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 India's City of Plague: A Caldron of Urban Ills - New York Times
Driven by a breeze from the muddy Tapti River, the smoke spiraling from Lilaben Mensuklal's funeral pyre wafted suddenly across the courtyard at the open-air crematory here on Friday evening, prompting weeping men to clutch homemade masks of cotton cloth more tightly to their faces.
In the shantytowns that sprawl down to the river bank, not even the dead are trusted, so great is the fear of contagion from the airborne bacteria that carry pneumonic plague.
Residents who have remained in the slums that were home to most of the victims remain sullen and wary, pulling back from strangers, avoiding conversation, and closing jealous fingers around foil packets of tetracycline antibiotic pills that have become a universal talisman.
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 WWF - Conservation of the Central Hill Landscape
The hill ranges of the Western Ghats, covering a length of 1,600 km from the river Tapti in the North to Kanyakumari in the South, stands as a great barrier between the West coast of India and the rest of the peninsula.
The Northern portion of the region from river Tapti to Goa is identified as the Northwestern Ghats, the Central Western Ghats runs from Goa to the Nilgiri hill ranges and the Southwestern Ghats begin from South of Palghat gap and end at the Southern tip of India.
The important rivers providing water to the different cities are the Periyar for Ernakulam, the Chalakkudy for Trichur, the Neyyar and Karamana for Thiruvananthapuram, the Bharatpuzha for Palakkad, and Meenachil and Muvattupuzha for Kottayam.
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