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INTERESTING STORY OF INDIA'S 'WATER DIVIDE LINE'
4 March 2024
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India has a vast network of rivers that lead an extensive drainage system to flush out excess water
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On the basis of discharge of water, the Indian system is divided into Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal drainage systems
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They are separated by from each other through a 'water divide line'
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The rainfall in the eastern part of the line is deposited in the Bay of Bengal by Ganga, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri
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On the western side, the rain water is carried to the Arabian Sea by Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Mahi and the Periyar river systems
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The 'water divide line' starts from the Himalayas and goes south through the Aravalis, the Vindhya mountaine range, Amarkantak Hills, Satpuras and the Westen Ghats
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On the basis of discharge of water, the Indian system is divided into Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal drainage systems
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The line is basically an elevated terrain that separates two different neighbouring drainage basins
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A major divide is one where the water never meets but instead merges into the same ocean
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A minor divide, on the other hand, is where the water from both sides eventually merges into a river confluence
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