Western Ghats (Sahyadri)

Rugged, picturesque coastal plain of western India extending approximately 720 km along the Arabian Sea from the Daman Ganga River in the north to the Gangavali River in the south, bounded landward by the dramatic scarp of the Sahyadri mountains (Western Ghats).

India's second-longest river after the Ganga, often revered as the 'Dakshin Ganga' (Ganges of the South). Originating in the Western Ghats at Trimbakeshwar near Nashik, it flows east for 1,465 km across the Deccan Plateau before draining into the Bay of Bengal.

Major east-flowing peninsular river originating at Mahabaleshwar in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Traversing 1,400 km across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, it feeds vital agricultural belts and major hydroelectric reservoirs like Almatti, Srisailam, and Nagarjuna Sagar.

Short, high-discharge coastal river in the Konkan region of western Maharashtra. Originating in the Sahyadri mountains near Rajmachi, it flows north-west through Karjat, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar, and Dombivli before splitting into two branches draining into Vasai Creek and Thane Creek.