GANGA 51st Issue | Page 10

From pre-history upto present times, settlement in the valley has been continuously unabated and the valley has at all times produced cultural traditions and heritage of a distinct character. Together with her neighbour rivers Tapi (south) and Mahi (north), the Narmada, the fifth largest Indian river, is one of only three east-west flowing rivers of peninsula India with a total length of 1312 km. (contd.) Editor- Sujit Choudhury, Published by IRBMS (© Integrated River Basin Management Society) (Cover Picture from Patrika) 10 Integrated River Basin Management Society