the river narmada rises in the amarkantak plateau of peninsular india.
the river narmada rises in the amarkantak plateau of peninsular india.
the river narmada rises in the amarkantak plateau of?
peninsular india
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the narmada river, also called the "rewa" and previously also known as "nerbudda", is a river in central india after the godavari, and the krishna. it is also known as "life line of gujarat and madhya pradesh" for its huge contribution to the state of gujarat and madhya pradesh in many ways. narmada rises from amarkantak plateau near anuppur district. it forms the traditional boundary between north india and south india and flows westwards over a length of before draining through the gulf of khambhat into the arabian sea, west of bharuch city of gujarat.
narmada river
zone serves as the buffer zone of the reserve. the buffer zone is spread across 2 states; an area of 1224.98 km lies in the madhya pradesh and the remaining area of 2059.38 km is in chhattisgarh. the topography of the biosphere reserve varies from the lowland rice fields in bilaspur and anuppur and the wheat fields in dindori to the hills of the maikal range of satpuras. the topography of the soil in the amarkantak plateau is bauxite rocks. several streams and nallas flow through the reserve, many of which are not perennial. the area of the achanakmar-amarkantak biosphere reserve is considered to be one of the major watersheds of peninsular india. it separates the rivers that drain into the arabian sea and the bay of bengal. the reserve is also the source of three major river systems: the narmada, the johilla and the son river. maikal hill ranges together with vindhya and satpura lie within the achanakmar-amarkantak biosphere reserve.
achanakmar-amarkantak biosphere reserve