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• The drainage basins of the peninsular rivers are comparatively small in size.

The Narmada Basin
• Rising in the Amarkantak hills, Narmada flows westward to create a gorge in the
marble rocks of Madhya Pradesh.

• Narmada flows in a rift valley formed due to faulting.

• Near Jabalpur it flows in the form of a deep gorge in the marble rocks and
Dhuadhar falls are picturesque locations.

• All tributaries of the Narmada are very short and most of these join the main
stream at right angles.
• The Narmada basin covers parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

• The Narmada river conservation mission has been undertaken by the
government of Madhya Pradesh by a scheme named Namami Devi Narmade.

The Tapi Basin
• Tapi rises in Satpura ranges in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh

• It also flows in a rift valley parallel to the Narmada but is much shorter than
Narmada.

• Tapi flows through a basin that covers Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and
Maharashtra.