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Which major rivers flow eastward from the Deccan plateau into the Bay of Bengal?
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The major rivers that flow eastward from the Deccan plateau into the Bay of Bengal are the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri rivers.312
With the exception of the Mahanadi, which originates at the southern edge of the Chhattisgarh Plain, these rivers have their headwaters in the high-rainfall zones of the Western Ghats. They traverse the width of the plateau, generally flowing from northwest to southeast, before descending through the Eastern Ghats to reach the Bay of Bengal. Due to the plateau's eastward slope, these rivers are essential to the region's drainage system, though their steep gradients and variable flow regimes make them largely unsuitable for navigation.312