Question

Name the rivers that form deltas along the Eastern Coastal Plain.

Answer 1

• Compared to the Western Coastal Plain, the East Coastal Plain is wider.
  
• The deltas of the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri rivers have formed nearly 25% of the area of this plain.
  
• The soil of the deltas is very fertile therefore agriculture is very productive.
  
• Specially and delta of the river Krishna is very fertile and is known as the ‘Granary of South India’.