Indian Rivers and Waterways

Masulipatnam, also known as Machlipatnam, is located on the delta of the Krishna river, which provided access to the sea for trade.

The Anantraj Sagar dam was constructed by the rulers of the Vijayanagar empire to provide water for irrigation and the city of Hampi.

Thanjavur is located in the fertile Kaveri delta, which provided the agricultural base for the Chola empire.

The Indira Gandhi Canal, which provides water to the arid regions of Rajasthan, receives its water supply from the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers at Harike Barrage.

The Terai region is a belt of marshy and swampy land located south of the Bhabar belt, where streams re-emerge to the surface.

The Terai region is a wet, swampy, and marshy belt located south of the Bhabar region where streams re-emerge.

Pataliputra was strategically located at the confluence of the Son and Ganga rivers.

The Raichur Doab is the fertile land located between the Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers. Control over this region was a frequent cause of conflict between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Bahmani Sultanate.

The Bogibeel Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge in the Dibrugarh district of Assam, spanning the Brahmaputra River. It is the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India.

National Waterway 2 (NW-2) is a section of the Brahmaputra River between Sadiya and Dhubri in Assam. It was declared a National Waterway in 1988.

The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Dibrugarh is a major city in Assam situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River. It is known as the Tea City of India.

In the Vedic period, the Beas River was known as the Vipasa.

The Yalu River (or Amnok River) forms the border between China and North Korea.

The Yellow River is historically known as China's Sorrow due to its frequent, devastating floods. Its heavy silt load causes the riverbed to rise, leading to catastrophic overflows.