Which one among the following is the correct sequence of the rivers from north to south ?

The correct latitudinal sequence of these rivers from north to south is Damodar, Brahmani, Mahanadi, and Tungabhadra. The Damodar river rises in the Chotanagpur Plateau of Jharkhand and flows through West Bengal, merging into the Hooghly river [4]. To its south, the Brahmani river is formed by the confluence of the Koel and Sankh rivers at Rourkela, Odisha [1]. Further south, the Mahanadi river originates near Sihawa in Chhattisgarh and flows through Odisha to the Bay of Bengal. The Tungabhadra is a major southern tributary of the Krishna river, located significantly further south in the peninsular region, flowing through Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. This geographical distribution confirms that the Damodar is the northernmost, followed by the Brahmani and Mahanadi in the Odisha-Bengal region, with the Tungabhadra being the southernmost in the Deccan plateau.

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1. [3] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 15: Regional Development and Planning > THE DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION > p. 60
2. [4] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Drainage System > River Systems of the Peninsular Drainage > p. 23
3. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > The Brahmani River > p. 20