The Betwa is one of the rivers of
Madhya Pradesh. In
Sanskrit 'Betwa' is 'Vetravati' which means ‘containing reeds.’ It rises in the
Vindhya Range just north of
Hoshangabad and flows north-east through Madhya Pradesh and
Uttar Pradesh. Nearly one-half of its course, which is not navigable, runs over the Malwa Plateau before it breaks into the upland.
