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Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Betwa and Ken are tributaries of the:

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Answer: Option D — Yamuna

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The Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Betwa and Ken rivers are tributaries of the Yamuna, the largest tributary of the Ganga.

About the Yamuna:

  • It rises in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.
  • It is about 1,376 km long.
  • It flows through Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh (along the border), Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
  • It joins the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, at a holy confluence that is covered in a separate question.
  • Cities on its banks include Delhi, Mathura, Vrindavan, Agra (with the Taj Mahal on its bank) and Etawah.

Tributaries of the Yamuna:

Tons: the largest Himalayan tributary of the Yamuna; it joins near Kalsi in Uttarakhand.

Hindon: flows through western Uttar Pradesh (Saharanpur, Ghaziabad) and joins the Yamuna near Noida. It is heavily polluted.

Chambal: the most important right-bank tributary, rising in the Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh. It flows through Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and is known for its badlands (ravines).

Betwa: rises in Madhya Pradesh and joins the Yamuna near Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Ken: flows through the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, and joins the Yamuna near Chilla. The Panna Tiger Reserve lies along it.

Sindh: another right-bank tributary from Madhya Pradesh.

Peninsular and Himalayan tributaries:

  • The Tons and Hindon come from the Himalayan and Siwalik side (left bank).
  • The Chambal, Sindh, Betwa and Ken come from the peninsular plateau (right bank).

Pollution of the Yamuna:

  • The stretch of the Yamuna through Delhi is one of the most polluted river stretches in India, because of untreated sewage and industrial waste.
  • Toxic foam is often seen on the river at places such as Kalindi Kunj in Delhi.

Clean-up programmes:

The Yamuna Action Plan (since 1993, with Japanese assistance) and the Namami Gange programme include projects to clean the Yamuna.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗These rivers do not join the Ganga directly; they join the Yamuna first.
  • ✗The Gandak and Sharda are Himalayan rivers in a different part of the Ganga system.

Quick tip

Remember: Yamuna's tributaries = Tons, Hindon (left bank), Chambal, Sindh, Betwa, Ken (right bank).

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