<P> Seven major rivers along with their numerous tributaries make up the river system of India . The largest basin system of the rivers pour their waters into the Bay of Bengal; however, some of the rivers whose courses take them through the western part of the country and towards the east of the state of Himachal Pradesh empty into the Arabian Sea . Parts of Ladakh, northern parts of the Aravalli range and the arid parts of the Thar Desert have inland drainage . </P> <P> All major rivers of India originate from one of the following main watersheds: </P> <Ol> <Li> Aravalli range </Li> <Li> Himalaya and Karakoram ranges </Li> <Li> Sahyadri or Western Ghats in western India </Li> <Li> Vindhya and Satpura ranges and Chotanagpur plateau in central India </Li> </Ol> <Li> Himalaya and Karakoram ranges </Li>

Five important rivers of india and the states through which they flow