Tapi the Rivar

The Tapti River ( Hindi ताप्ती, Marathi तापी, Gujarati : તાપ્તી ) ancient original name Tapi River ( Sanskrit : तापी ), is a river in central India . It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 kilometres (450 mi). It is one of only three rivers inpeninsular India that run from east to west - the others being the Narmada River and the Mahi River . The river rises in the eastern Satpura Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya Pradesh's Nimar region, Maharashtra 's Kandesh and east Vidarbha regions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and south Gujarat, before emptying into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea , in the Surat District of Gujarat. The river, along with the northern parallel Narmada river, form the boundaries between North and South India. The Western Ghats or Sahyadri range starts south of theTapti River near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Tapti (Tapi) River empties into the Gulf of Khambhat near the city of Surat in Gujarat. Prakasha Barage on Tapti River, at Prakasha Name The Tapi River originates in the Betul district from a place called Multai . The Sanskrit name of Multai is Mulatapi, meaning origin of Tāpī Mātā or the Tapti River. Tāptī is the daughter of Surya , theSun God and his wife, Chhaya . Tapti is also known as sister of Lord Shani. The Tapi River in Thailand, was named after India's Tapti River in August 1915. ↑Jump back a section River basin and tributaries Tapti river at Haripura in Surat district . The Tapi River basin encompassesan area of 65,145 km², which is nearly two percent of the total area of India. The basin lies in the states of Maharashtra (51,504 km²), Madhya Pradesh (9,804 km²) and Gujarat (3,837 km²). The basin lies mostly in the northern and eastern districts Maharashtra state, including Amravati , Akola , Buldhana , Washim , Jalgaon , Dhule , Nandurbar , and Nashik districts, but also includes the Betul and Burhanpur districts of Madhya Pradesh and the Surat district of Gujarat.