It runs roughly parallel to the Naramada river in the east - west direction , forming the southern wall of the Malwa plateau in Madhya Pradesh .
The principal Vindhya range forms the southern escarpment of the Central Indian upland .
Vindhya runs roughly parallel to the Naramada river in the east - west direction , forming the southern wall of the Malwa plateau in Madhya Pradesh .
The principal Vindhya range forms the southern escarpment of the Central Indian upland .